US Special Representative for the DPRK, Sun Kim, has said the US condemns North Korea’s launch of a ballistic missile
“Special Representative Kim stressed that the US condemns the DPRK’s October 19 ballistic missile launch, which violates numerous UN Security Council resolutions, and urged the DPRK to refrain from further provocations and engage in sustained and substantive dialogue”, – the US State Department said in a statement.
It is worth adding that the latest launch coincided with talks between South Korean, US and Japanese intelligence officials in Seoul on Tuesday, as well as trilateral talks between the three countries’ chief nuclear envoys due to take place on the same day in Washington.
“We deeply regret that North Korea’s launch comes at a time when active consultations are underway with the United States, China, Japan, Russia and other key countries to advance the peace process on the Korean Peninsula”, – the UN National Security Council said in a statement.