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United Nastions Security Council has strongly condemned North Korea’s latest ballistic missile test and vowed to take further measures including sanctions.
In a unanimous statement backed by China, the council yesterday stressed the importance of North Korea immediately showing sincere commitment to denuclearization through concrete action. Council members demanded that North Korea not to conduct further nuclear and ballistic missiles tests.
The council is expected to discuss the next steps during its meeting late evening today. It signaled to apply new sanctions. The adoption of the US-drafted statement came ahead of an emergency closed-door session of the council called by the United States and Japan to discuss the missile launch.
North Korea on Sunday tested what appears to be its longest-range ballistic missile to date, saying it was capable of carrying a heavy nuclear warhead.
Earlier UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned North Korea over its latest ballistic missile launch and called on Pyongyang to return to denuclearization.