United Nations Strongly Condemn North Korea’s Long-Range Rocket Launch; Vows To Adopt New Resolution In Response To The ‘Dangerous And Serious Violation’
The United Nations Security Council denounced North Korea's reported rocket launch Sunday. Reports suggested that Pyongyang allegedly launched a long-range rocket over the weekend that carried a so-called satellite Kwangmyongsong-4.
The reported act was branded as a "dangerous and serious violation" by the U.N. Security Council. The council added that they plan to adopt a new resolution in response to North Korea's recent rocket launch, Yonhap News Agency reported Sunday.
"The members of the Security Council strongly condemn this launch," said Rafael Dario Ramirez Carreno, Venezuela's ambassador to the U.N.
"The members of the Security Council underscore this launch as well as any other DPRK launch that use ballistic missile technology even if characterized as a satellite launch or a space launch vehicle contribute to the DPRK's nuclear weapon delivery system and is a serious violation of the Security Council resolutions," Carreno added, using Pyongyang's official name, Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).
Carreno went on, "In line with this commitment and the gravity of this most recent violation, the council will adopt expeditiously a new security council resolution with such measures in response to this dangerous and serious violation."
The U.N. Security Council vowed to pursue a "peaceful, diplomatic and political solution to the situation leading to the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula."
Meanwhile, Japanese U.N. Ambassador Motohide Yoshikawas said tougher sanctions are needed since the existing sanctions "have not stopped North Korea from developing nuclear weapons," BBC News noted Monday.
United States U.N. Ambassador Samantha Power also said that the Security Council would "come up with something tough" and that "there can be no business as usual."
North Korea reportedly claimed that the recent rocket launch was a success. The country conducted the launch to put its own satellite into orbit.
