European UN council members condemn N Korea missile launches

European members of the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday condemned North Korea’s “provocative” ballistic missile launches, and reaffirmed the need to enforce sanctions against the country. “Belgium, Estonia, France, Germany, Poland and the United Kingdom are deeply concerned by the continued testing of ballistic missiles by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, including the missile launches of 28 November,” read the statement.

The Europeans noted that Pyongyang “has conducted 13 sets of ballistic missile launches since May and continued to operate its nuclear program.

“We condemn these provocative actions,” the statement read. “They undermine regional security and stability, as well as international peace and security, and are in clear violation of unanimously adopted UN Security Council resolutions.”

The statement was released after a closed door Security Council meeting on North Korea that the European countries had called for.

European UN council members condemn N Korea missile launches

European members of the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday condemned North Koreas provocative ballistic missile launches, and reaffirmed the need to enforce sanctions against the country. Belgium, Estonia, France, Germany, Poland and the United Kingdom are deeply concerned by the continued testing of ballistic missiles by the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea, including the missile launches of 28 November, read the statement. The Europeans noted that Pyongyang has conducted 13 sets of ballistic missile launches since May and continued to operate its nuclear program. We condemn these provocative actions, the statement read. They undermine regional security and stability, as well as international peace and security, and are in clear violation of unanimously adopted UN Security Council resolutions. The statement was released after a closed door Security Council meeting on North Korea that the European countries had called for.