The UN Security Council has unanimously condemned North Korea’s latest ballistic missile launch and threatened to take further significant measures against Pyongyang.
The Council members including China, Pyongyang’s main ally, agreed on a US-drafted statement describing the test-firing of the missile as a grave violation of the UN resolutions.
United States, Japan and South Korea yesterday requested the urgent meeting after North Korea announced it had successfully tested a new missile on Sunday, the first launch since US President Donald Trump took office. At a Washington news conference just hours before the council meeting, Trump described North Korea as a big, big problem.