HALEY CALLS FOR ACTION AFTER TEST

United Nations, Aug. 29: Washington’s UN ambassador Nikki Haley said on Tuesday that “something serious has to happen” following North Korea’s missile test over Japan.

“It’s unacceptable,” Ms Haley said. “They have violated every single UN Security Council resolution that we’ve had, and so I think something serious has to happen,” she added, giving no specifics.

Washington and Tokyo called for an emergency UN Security Council meeting, set to convene to discuss the crisis.

The United States, along with Japan had called for an emergency security council meeting this afternoon. “We are going to talk about what else is left to do,” Ms Haley continued, saying that “no country” should have missiles flying over a nation of 130 million people like Japan.

New sanctions on North Korea could be discussed, the US envoy said.

“I think we have a lot to talk about today. So with all of our partners, what we hope is that China and Russia continues to work with us, like they have in the past on North Korea — but I think enough is enough,” Ms Haley declared.

US President Donald Trump earlier warned that “all options” remain on the table to handle the crisis — implying Washington has not ruled out a military strike. The test launch by the isolated but defiant nuclear-armed nation was seen as a major escalation and triggered an angry response from Tokyo.