Regarding North Korea’s launch of a long-range missile believed to be an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) on the 18th, the US State Department said: “The United States condemns North Korea’s launch of ballistic missiles “.
[프라이스 대변인] “The United States condemns North Korea’s ballistic missile launch. This launch is a clear violation of multiple United Nations Security Council resolutions and demonstrates the threat that the DPRK’s illegal weapons of mass destruction and ballistic missile programs pose to the DPRK’s neighbors, the region, peace and security international organizations and the global non-proliferation regime.”
“This launch is in clear violation of several United Nations Security Council resolutions,” State Department spokesman Ned Price said in a statement released today, showing the threat it poses to the system.
“This action demonstrates the need for all countries to fully implement United Nations Security Council resolutions to prevent North Korea from obtaining the technology and materials needed to conduct these destabilizing experiments,” he said.
[프라이스 대변인] “This action demonstrates the need for all countries to fully implement the United Nations Security Council resolutions relating to North Korea which aim to prohibit North Korea from acquiring the technologies and materials needed to carry out these destabilizing tests. Together with the international community, we call on the DPRK to refrain from further provocation and to engage in sustained and substantive dialogue. Our commitments to the defense of the Republic of Korea and Japan remain firm.”
“Together with the international community, we urge North Korea to refrain from further provocation and to engage in continued and substantive dialogue,” Price said.
This is VOA News Hamjiha.
