Members of the UN Security Council are working on its third statement in a month in response to the latest missile launches by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. That's according to Liu Jieyi, the Chinese permanent representative to the United Nations who holds the rotating council presidency for April. He said the council should make a joint response to the development of the nuclear issue on the Korean Peninsula.

"I think any proposal no matter where the proposal comes from so long as it is conducive to a negotiated solution that will contribute to denuclearization to peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula should be studied very carefully. And should be taken up. And see what our chances of moving down the road of de-escalating the situation of finding a solution to negations of the problems we face," Liu said.

UNSC calls for negotiated solution

Liu said the UN Security Council Resolution 2270, which was in response to a January nuclear test by the DPRK and a February missile launch, includes sanctions, a de-escalation of the situation and resumption of negotiations. The council president said he does not see any better alternative than the Six-Party talks as the effective platform for negotiations. The talks involving the DPRK, South Korea, China, Japan, Russia and the US, have been stalled since late 2008.