2023-05-31 14:01:01
Brussels / Anatolia
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg condemned, on Wednesday, North Korea’s launch of a military satellite, and called on it to “stop provocative actions.”
“I strongly condemn Pyongyang’s launch of a military satellite using ballistic missile technology,” Stoltenberg said in a statement.
He stressed that “this step raises tension, threatens the security of the region and constitutes a flagrant violation of UN Security Council resolutions.”
He also called on North Korea to return to dialogue in order to achieve “complete and viable denuclearization.”
“We support the position of our close partners in the region, South Korea and Japan,” Stoltenberg concluded.
In turn, the South Korean National Security Council condemned the launch of the military satellite, describing it as a “serious provocation that threatens peace on the Korean Peninsula.”
This came in the statement issued by the Presidential Office following the emergency meeting of the National Security Council in the capital, Seoul.
The members of the Security Council Standing Committee stressed that “this launch, regardless of its success or failure, is a serious violation of UN Security Council resolutions and a serious provocation that threatens peace and security on the Korean Peninsula, and in the international community.”
In the same vein, Japan lodged a protest with North Korea over the launch, with government spokesman Hirokazu Matsuno saying, “The relevant authorities are analyzing whether the projectile is a satellite missile.”
Earlier today, North Korea admitted that its new missile, “Chollima-1”, which was carrying a military reconnaissance satellite, “Malejeong-1”, crashed in the West Korean Sea.
According to the official North Korean Central News Agency, “The state space development agency launched the rocket, but the operation failed due to an abnormal engine fault during the second stage of the launch.”
The news published on the official page of Anadolu Agency, is an abbreviation for part of the news that is shown to subscribers through the News Stream System (HAS). In order to subscribe to the agency, please contact the following link.
1685545274
#NATO #condemns #North #Koreas #launch #military #satellite
