UN security council condemns DPRK launch

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Source: CCTV.com | 04-14-2009 09:08

The UN Security Council has adopted a statement on the recent rocket launch by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, saying it contravenes a 2006 Security Council resolution.

Japanese Ambassador to the UN Yukio Takasu talks to the  press after a UN Security Council meeting at the United  Nations in New York. The UN Security Council unanimously condemned North Korea for its long-range rocket launch  and agreed to tighten existing sanctions against  Pyongyang.(AFP/Emmanuel Dunand)

The 15-member council has condemned the April 5th launch by the DPRK and demands Pyongyang not conduct any further launches. The statement calls for the resumption of six-party talks on denuclearizing the DPRK, and orders financial sanctions and an arms and limited trade embargo laid down in the 2006 resolution to be activated.

The statement was agreed by the five permanent members of the Security Council -- Britain, China, France, Russia and the US -- and Japan after days of intense negotiations.

Editor:Zhang Yun