UN condemns North Korea missile test

  • 14/02/2017
In May 2015, North Korea claimed to have nuclear weapons capable of hitting the US (Getty)
In May 2015, North Korea claimed to have nuclear weapons capable of hitting the US (Getty)

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has denounced North Korea's ballistic missile firing, calling it a "further troubling violation" of Security Council resolutions.

"The DPRK leadership must return to full compliance with its international obligations and to the path of denuclearisation," Guterres said in a statement on Monday.

The UN Security Council was scheduled to hold an emergency meeting on Monday afternoon on North Korea's missile launch on Sunday.

Reuters