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1st LD Writethru: UN deeply troubled by DPRK's latest missile test firing

Xinhua, August 4, 2016 Adjust font size:

The United Nations was deeply troubled by the latest test firing of missiles by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), said a UN spokesperson here on Wednesday.

Earlier Wednesday, the DPRK fired two ballistic missiles into east waters, one of which was reportedly landed in Japan's exclusive economic zone.

UN Spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said "such actions seriously undermine regional peace and stability" and are not conducive to reducing tensions in the Korean Peninsula.

"We reiterate the call on the DPRK to heed the united call of the international community to reverse its course and return to the process of sincere dialogue," Dujarric told a daily briefing.

The UN Security Council will hold a closed-door meeting on the DPRK concerning the missile test-firing at 4:00 p.m. (2000 GMT) on Wednesday.

The launch came two weeks after three short-range ballistic missiles were test-fired in an apparent protest against the decision by Seoul and Washington to deploy a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile shield in South Korea. Endit