London (AFP)
The British Foreign Ministry said on Saturday it was "disappointed" by North Korea's missile tests, calling on the country to end it and resume talks with the United States.
"We are disappointed that North Korea has carried out new tests of short-range ballistic missiles, which violate several UN Security Council resolutions," a Foreign Office spokesman said in a statement.
"We urge North Korea to stop testing and resume talks with the US Full, verifiable and irreversible denuclearization is the way forward for a peaceful and more prosperous future for the people of North Korea," he added. spokesman.
North Korea has launched two "unidentified projectiles" in the sea off its eastern coast, the South Korean army said Saturday morning in a series of launches by Pyongyang in recent weeks. .
The South Korean Presidency has announced that it will convene a National Security Council following these weapons tests.
North Korea, armed with nuclear weapons, has carried out several short-range missile tests in recent weeks to protest against US-South Korean military maneuvers, which it considers a repeat for an invasion of its territory. . The last test went back to Tuesday.
Bilateral talks between Washington and Pyongyang have stalled since the failure of the second summit between US President Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un in Hanoi in February.
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