G7 Leaders Call on N. Korea to Accept Offers of dialogue

The G7 countries condemn North Korea's missile launches and urge Pyongyang to accept offers of dialogue, according to a statement adopted at the G7 summit in the Japanese city of Hiroshima on Saturday.

"We strongly condemn North Korea’s unprecedented number of unlawful ballistic missile launches, each of which violated multiple UN Security Council Resolutions (UNSCRs). We demand that North Korea refrain from any other destabilizing or escalatory actions, including any further nuclear tests or launches that use ballistic missile technology," the statement said.

The G7 also called on Pyongyang to "to accept repeated offers of dialogue, including from Japan, the United States, and the Republic of Korea."

North Korea has carried out more than a dozen missile launches since the beginning of the year.

Japan is holding assume the G7 presidency in 2023. The G7 summit will be held in Hiroshima from May 19 to 21.