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07:45, 16-Sep-2017
UN Security Council condemns DPRK’s missile launch, stresses political solution
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The UN Security Council on Friday condemned "the highly provocative launch of a ballistic missile" by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) and expressed commitment to a peaceful, diplomatic and political solution to the crisis.
In a press statement released after closed-door consultations, the council urged all UN member states to "fully, comprehensively and immediately" implement all relevant Security Council resolutions concerning the DPRK, particularly the newly adopted Resolution 2375, which targeted DPRK's oil supply and textile exports.
China's Ambassador to the United Nations Liu Jieyi arrives for a Security Council meeting on the DPRK on September 15, 2017, at the United Nations in New York. /AFP Photo
China's Ambassador to the United Nations Liu Jieyi arrives for a Security Council meeting on the DPRK on September 15, 2017, at the United Nations in New York. /AFP Photo
The council members stressed the importance of maintaining peace on the Korean Peninsula and in Northeast Asia at large, and welcomed efforts by council members as well as other states to facilitate a peaceful and comprehensive settlement of the crisis through dialogue, said Alemu, the Ethiopian ambassador to the United Nations.
The emergency Security Council consultations were requested by the United States and Japan following DPRK's launch of a ballistic missile on Friday morning local time, which flew over Japan's Hokkaido.
A television screen broadcasting a news report showing DPRK leader Kim Jong Un, in Tokyo on September 15, 2017, following DPRK’s missile test that passed over Japan. /AFP Photo
A television screen broadcasting a news report showing DPRK leader Kim Jong Un, in Tokyo on September 15, 2017, following DPRK’s missile test that passed over Japan. /AFP Photo
The launch, which violates Security Council resolutions, came just days after the council imposed fresh sanctions on the DPRK over its nuclear test on September 3.
In Washington, the White House announced Trump will meet with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Republic of Korea's Moon Jae-in in New York Thursday.
The DPRK will dominate the diplomatic agenda when world leaders gather at the United Nations next week for the annual high-level General Assembly debate.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said he plans to hold talks with all sides on the crisis, including DPRK’s Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho, who will address the General Assembly Friday.
Source(s): AFP
,Xinhua News Agency