The UN Secretary-General urged the DPRK to refrain from further provocations
Moscow. March 7. INTERFAX.RU — UN Secretary-General, antónio Guterres, condemned another ballistic missiles of the DPRK and urged the country’s leadership to comply fully with international obligations.
“The Secretary-General condemns the launches of DPRK’s ballistic missiles, three of which fell within the exclusive economic zone of Japan. Such actions violate resolutions of the Security Council and seriously undermine the peace and stability in the region”, — reads the statement by the press Secretary of the UN Stefan Dujarric.
It is noted that “the Secretary-General once again urges the DPRK leadership to refrain from further provocations and to return to full compliance with its international obligations.”
In the night of Monday Moscow time, North Korea launched four ballistic missiles that, according to South Korean and Japanese representatives, flying about 1 thousand km has fallen in sea of Japan. Japan said that at least three of them crashed into the sea in its exclusive economic zone.
In accordance with the resolutions of the UN security Council banned North Korea missile launches using ballistic technology.
New rocket launch, observers believe, will cause a new wave of condemnation and could lead to a tightening of UN sanctions against the DPRK.