South Korea's Defence Minister: North Korea to Face Complete Isolation, Self-Destruction if Provocations Continue

South Korea's defense minister on Thursday warned that North Korea will face deeper isolation and self-destruction if it continues to engage in provocative acts, such as the latest launching of mid-range missiles. 
On Wednesday, North Korea fired off what is believed to be two Musudan intermediate-range missiles from its east coast, the fifth and sixth time that Pyongyang has launched the missiles since April. 
"If North Korea continues to carry out provocations, it will face a complete isolation and self-destruction," Han said at the start of a meeting of top military commanders in Seoul. 
He said that the North's move is a clear violation of relevant UN Security Council resolutions, saying that it will face stronger sanctions if the communist country makes further provocative acts. 
The defense minister presided over the meeting, attended by about 150 top-ranked military commanders in a bid to discuss the North's test-firing of two mid-range ballistic missiles and the South Korean military's countermeasures, Seoul's defense ministry said. 
"The South Korean military should beef up its combat readiness in a bid to sternly respond to any North Korean provocation," Han said.

Source: QNA