DPRK says to watch whether S Korea's satellite launch to be submitted to UNSC

PYONGYANG, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- A spokesman for the Foreign Ministry of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) said on Monday the country is watching if South Korea's satellite launch will be submitted to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), the official news agency KCNA reported.

The spokesman said 4 months ago the Six-Party Talk's other parties brought up the DPRK's satellite launch to the UNSC, and applied "sanctions" against DPRK.

"This resulted in violating the principle of respect for sovereignty and equality, the life and soul and basis of the talks, and bringing them to an end," the spokesman was quoted as saying.

"Their reaction and attitude towards South Korea's satellite launch will once again clearly prove whether the principle of equality exists or has collapsed."

The DPRK said it successfully launched an experimental satellite on April 5. But the United States said it was a missile test.

The UN Security Council on April 13 adopted a presidential statement condemning the April 5 launch and demanding the country "not conduct any further launch." Pyongyang subsequently announced it was quitting the six-party nuclear disarmament talks, and conducted its second nuclear tests on May 25.

South Korea announced it would launch a satellite with technical cooperation with Russia in mid August.