Seoul, July 07:South Korea on Tuesday welcomed the UN Security Council’s condemnation of North Korea’s rocket tests as a threat to regional and international security.
The Security Council’s reaction was a “fast and appropriate measure,” a spokesman for the Foreign Ministry in Seoul said.
The Security Council condemned the rocket tests on Monday, with the 15 members of the body calling on Pyongyang to fulfil its obligations under the UN charter.
North Korea fired seven ballistic missiles over the Sea of Japan on Saturday, according to South Korean sources.
—Agencies