The Philippine government on Monday called on North Korea to
abandon its second attempt to launch a rocket carrying a satellite
within the month, saying it would be a direct violation of United
Nations resolutions barring Pyongyang from testing ballistic missile
technology.
“We strongly urge North Korea not to proceed with its planned launch and abide by the UN Security Council Resolutions which call for the abandonment of its ballistic missile program in a complete, verifiable and irreversible manner,” Foreign Affairs spokesman Raul Hernandez told a press briefing.
Manila has said it will continue to work with international partners to ensure peace and stability in the Korean Peninsula.
Deying a UN moratorium, North Korea, also known by its official name
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), proceeded with its first
rocket launch in April, which was a failure.
In the face of worldwide criticisms and fears, the communist nation had defended its rocket launch, saying it was intended for peaceful purposes.
But the United States suspects it’s a cover to test a nuclear missile that can reach its nearby military bases in Asia-Pacific, and its allies like South Korea and Japan, two countries in close proximity to the isolated communist nation.
Instability in the Korean Peninsula has long worried the Philippines due to the large presence of Filipino workers in the region. There are about 50,000 Filipinos in South Korea and at least 116,000 in neighboring Japan. — Michaela del Callar/RSJ, GMA News
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