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1st LD Writethru: UN chief says DPRK's missile launch "deplorable"

Xinhua, February 7, 2016 Adjust font size:

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Saturday "It is deeply deplorable that the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has conducted a launch using ballistic missile technology," according to a statement of Ban's spokesman.

The missile launch on Saturday is in violation of relevant Security Council resolutions "despite the united plea of the international community against such an act," said the statement.

Reiterating "his call on the DPRK to halt its provocative actions and return to compliance with its international obligations," Ban reaffirmed his commitment to working with all sides in reducing tensions and achieving the verifiable denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula, it said.

UN Secruity Council will hold closed-door consultations on Sunday. Endi