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North Korea ballistic missile launch: FCDO statement

A Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office spokesperson statement on North Korea’s ballistic missile launch on 16 April.

A Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office spokesperson said:

The UK condemns North Korea’s ballistic missile launch on 16 April in breach of UN Security Council resolutions.

We strongly encourage North Korea to change course and to abandon its nuclear and ballistic missile programmes in a complete, verifiable and irreversible manner. Until we see credible steps towards this goal, sanctions must continue to be enforced.

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Published 20 April 2022