UNITED NATIONS - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday
strongly condemned North Korea's missile launch and expressed concern
that it could negatively impact prospects for peace and security in the
region.
"The Secretary-General deplores the
rocket launch announced by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
(North Korea)," Ban's spokesman Martin Nesirky said in a statement.
"It is a clear violation of Security Council resolution 1874, in which
the Council demanded that the DPRK not conduct any launch using
ballistic missile technology," the statement said.
Nesirky said Ban has been urging North Korea's leaders not to launch a
missile but "instead to build confidence with its neighbors while taking
steps to improve the lives of its people."
"The
Secretary-General is concerned about the negative consequences that
this provocative act may have on peace and stability in the region," the
statement said, adding that Ban was in touch with "concerned"
governments. — Reuters
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