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France condemns DPRK missile test

Xinhua, February 14, 2017 Adjust font size:

France condemned the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's (DPRK) latest firing of a ballistic missile, the foreign ministry said on Monday in a statement.

France urged the international community to "act without delay" to prevent Pyongyang from developing nuclear weapons, the statement said.

The missile launch on Feb. 12 was "in violation of resolutions of the United Nations' security council", the ministry said.

"France reaffirms its solidarity with its partners in Asia-Pacific whose security is threatened," it added.

The DPRK on Monday claimed it had successfully test-fired Pukguksong-2, a surface-to-surface medium- and long-range ballistic missile, and its top leader Kim Jong Un guided the test firing, according to the state news agency KCNA. Endit