WASHINGTON - Senior national security officials of the United States, Japan, and the Republic of Korea (ROK)  shared their concerns about the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)'s "nuclear and ballistic missile programs" and "reaffirmed their commitment to address and resolve these issues through concerted trilateral cooperation towards denuclearization," the White House said.

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National security advisors of the three countries met on Friday to discuss US policy review on the DPRK and other regional issues, the White House said in a statement.

"They agreed on the imperative for full implementation of relevant UN Security Council resolutions by the international community .... preventing proliferation, and cooperating to strengthen deterrence and maintain peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula," according to the statement.

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The dialogue also covered such issues as the pandemic, climate change, and the situation in Myanmar, reads the statement.

US President Joe Biden last week warned the DPRK not to escalate the situation after the latter launched two "newly-developed" tactical guided missiles.

In response, Ri Pyong Chol, secretary of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, said that "such remarks from the US president are an undisguised encroachment on our state's right to self-defense and provocation to it."