The United States and 10 other countries have condemned
North Korea’s renewed missile test over the weekend.
The US, Albania, Australia, Brazil, France, Ireland, Japan,
New Zealand, Norway, South Korea and Britain said in a joint statement released
Monday that Pyongyang “violated multiple Security Council resolutions.’’
The council resolutions follow the March 5 launch of what
they characterised as a ballistic missile.
The 11 countries also criticized the UN Security Council
itself, saying it “continues to remain silent’’ as North Korea escalates its
destabilizing actions.
“Each ballistic missile launch that results in inaction by
the Council erodes the credibility of the UN Security Council itself in
addressing the DPRK and undermines the global non-proliferation regime,’’ the
joint statement read.
The UN’s most powerful body was recently unable to reach an
agreement on a common stance on North Korea’s recent activities, in part due to
resistance from Russia and China.
According to its neighbours South Korea and Japan,
Pyongyang, on Saturday, fired a ballistic missile towards the open sea, the
ninth North Korean missile test since the beginning of the year.
North Korea said that the launch, which came just four days
before South Korea’s presidential election, was part of the development of a
“reconnaissance satellite.’’
UN resolutions prohibit North Korea, a self-declared nuclear
power, from testing ballistic missiles, some of which can carry a nuclear
warhead.
Pyongyang has been ratcheting up tensions with a series of
missile launches since the start of this year.
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