Japan to hold nat'l security meeting over S. Korean warship sinking

[WestVirginiaRebel]

Brietbart:

TOKYO, May 24 (AP) - (Kyodo)—The Japanese government will hold a high-level national security meeting Monday after an international investigation concluded last week that a North Korean submarine sank a South Korean warship with a torpedo in March.

At the Security Council of Japan meeting, Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama and some of his key Cabinet members including the foreign and defense ministers are expected to express strong support for the South Korean government, which is said to be preparing to take the matter to the U.N. Security Council for possible punitive measures against the North.

North Korea has denied the accusation against it and warned of "all- out war" if Seoul tries to punish it over the incident.

Japan will hold the security meeting in response to a statement South Korean President Lee Myung Bak is expected to release Monday, Japanese officials said.

On Thursday, South Korea announced that an investigation by an international team had found that North Korea was responsible for the sinking of the ship on March 26 in the Yellow Sea, which cost the lives of 46 sailors.

The council usually convenes when the government discusses key security policies as well as deployment of the Self-Defense Forces. It also assembles if there is a need to deal with any emergency situation.
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Should we be worried???