NATO calls on DPRK to cancel rocket launch
Updated: 2012-12-06 09:57
(Agencies)
|
|||||||||||
BRUSSELS - NATO on Wednesday called on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to cancel plans for its second rocket launch of 2012, saying it would violate UN resolutions and could further destabilise the Korean peninsula.
NATO ambassadors expressed "grave concern at DPRK's declared intent to launch a rocket using ballistic missile technology this month", an alliance statement said.
"Such an act would be in direct violation of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1718 and 1874. It would risk exacerbating tensions in the region and further destabilising the Korean peninsula," it said.
"We call on the DPRK's authorities to meet their obligations under international law and comply fully with the will of the international community as expressed by the United Nations Security Council and the moratorium on missile launches," it said.
DPRK's state news agency announced the decision to launch another space satellite on Saturday. Media reports say DPRK told neighbours it would take a path similar to that planned for a failed rocket launch in April.
Russia and China urged DPRK on Monday not to go ahead with the planned rocket launch, with Moscow saying it would violate restrictions imposed by the UN Security Council.
Related Stories
DPRK places rocket into position for launch:Yonhap 2012-12-05 14:46
DPRK rocket plan to harm reconciliation efforts: Turkey 2012-12-05 03:18
DPRK urged to halt rocket plan 2012-12-04 08:01
UN chief concerned about DPRK's satellite launch 2012-12-04 07:35
China pledges communication on DPRK's satellite launch 2012-12-03 22:40
Today's Top News
President Xi confident in recovery from quake
H7N9 update: 104 cases, 21 deaths
Telecom workers restore links
Coal mine blast kills 18 in Jilin
Intl scholarship puts China on the map
More bird flu patients discharged
Gold loses sheen, but still a safe bet
US 'turns blind eye to human rights'
Hot Topics
Lunar probe , China growth forecasts, Emission rules get tougher, China seen through 'colored lens', International board,
Editor's Picks
All-out efforts to save lives |
Liaoning: China's oceangoing giant |
Poultry industry under pressure |
'Spring' in the air for NGOs? |
Boy set to drive Chinese golf |
Latest technology gets people talking |