N Korea actions a threat to member states, says UN

The UN Security Council on strongly condemned the latest missile launch by North Korea, demanding it immediately cease such actions.

In a statement, the council stressed that those actions are not just a threat to the region, but to all UN member states, Xinhua reported.

“The Security Council expresses its grave concern that N. Korea is, by conducting such a launch over Japan as well as its recent actions and public statements, deliberately undermining regional peace and stability and has caused grave security concerns around the world.”

The Security Council demanded North Korea not proceed with any further launches using ballistic missile technology and comply with relevant Security Council resolutions, said the statement, which was released after closeddoor consultations by council members.

Japan, South Korea and the United States called for an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council after North

Korea’s Monday launch.

The Security Council demanded North Korea abandon all nuclear weapons and existing nuclear programs “in a complete, verifiable and irreversible manner” and immediately cease related activities.

The council further demanded not conduct any future nuclear tests or any further provocation and abandon any other existing weapons of mass destruction.