“The Secretary-General strongly condemns the attempted launch of yet another military satellite by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK). Any launch by the DPRK using ballistic missile technology is contrary to relevant Security Council resolutions,” António Guterres warned in a statement issued by his spokesperson’s office.

The UN leader again urged Pyongyang to “stop such acts and promptly resume dialogue without preconditions to achieve the goal of lasting peace and complete and verifiable denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.” “.

North Korea today announced that its second attempt in three months to put a spy satellite into orbit had failed and pledged to try again in October.

G7 countries also today condemned North Korea’s attempt to launch a satellite with ballistic missile technology, calling it a “flagrant violation” of UN Security Council resolutions.

In a statement, the G7 countries (Germany, Canada, United States, France, Italy, Japan and United Kingdom, which joins the European Union) affirm that, “despite repeated calls from the international community”, Korea du Nord continues to climb. with “a record number of ballistic missile launches”.

For the G7, this gesture demonstrates North Korea’s determination to “advance and diversify its illegal nuclear and ballistic capabilities”.

“We once again reiterate our demand that North Korea abandon its nuclear weapons, existing nuclear programs, and all other weapons of mass destruction and ballistic missile programs in a complete, verifiable, and irreversible manner,” the statement read. , broadcast from Brussels.

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