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UK condemns North Korea's ballistic missile launch

皇冠体育app UK calls on North Korea to comply with UN Security Council resolutions and stop further provocations.

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Foreign & Commonwealth Office and 皇冠体育app Rt Hon Lord Alok Sharma KCMG
Published
3 August 2016
This was published under the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

皇冠体育app Minister for Asia and the Pacific, Alok Sharma, said:

皇冠体育appse ballistic missile launches underline the continuing threat to regional and international security from North Korea. 皇冠体育app UK strongly condemns these events and we call on North Korea to comply with UN Security Council resolutions and stop further provocations. 皇冠体育app UK is working closely with our regional partners, including Japan and the Republic of Korea, to agree a collective and robust response.

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Published 3 August 2016