Mr. Yoon said in a celebratory statement that the successful launch showed "South Korea has entered into the G7 space powers," a reference to the group of democracies that includes the U.S., Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom.
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Yoon said the three leaders recognized that North Korea's nuclear and missile programs pose a threat beyond the Korean Peninsula.
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