UN Strongly Condemns North Korea's Missile Testing, calls for sanctions
Wed Aug 30, 2017 08:11:am World
6.4K By Abdulkerimu Oare
- North Korea fired a Ballistic Missile across Japan.
- UN condemns this action and calls for sanctions to be implemented against North Korea.
- Calls on North Korea to make efforts to reduce regional tensions.
The United Nation's security council has condemned North Korea over the missile it fired earlier this week over Japan.
The Security Council also warned the North Korean government to desist from any similar actions going forward.
While calling on all states to implement UN sanctions on North Korea, the UN's security council called on the North Korean government to take action in reducing the already escalated tensions in the region.
The council also expressed "its commitment to a peaceful, diplomatic and political solution".
"The Security Council stresses that these DPRK [North Korean] actions are not just a threat to the region, but to all UN member states," said the statement, issued after closed-door talks at UN headquarters.
"The Security Council expresses its grave concern that the DPRK is, by conducting such a launch over Japan as well as its recent actions and public statements, deliberately undermining regional peace and stability."
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