South Korea holds emergency meeting amid threat of North Korean nuclear test.

According to South Korean diplomatic sources on January 31, outgoing President Lee Myung-Bak convened a meeting with senior security officials amid concerns that North Korea might conduct a nuclear test.

Attending the meeting were Minister of Unification Yu Woo-ik, Minister of Defense Kim Kwan-jin, Director of the National Intelligence Service Won Se-hoon, and Presidential Security Advisor Chun Yung-woo.

North Korea's Punggye-ri nuclear test site. (Source: AP)

Although the content of the meeting has not been disclosed, it is widely believed that Seoul will focus on discussing the possibility of North Korea conducting a nuclear test and South Korea's countermeasures.

Previously, South Korean officials stated that North Korea was ready to conduct a nuclear test at any time. This threat of a nuclear test came shortly after the United Nations Security Council adopted a resolution expanding sanctions against the country in connection with its December 2012 satellite launch.

According to (VNA) - DT