The British Foreign Office called on the DPRK to stop missile testing

"The tests (missiles. -

) are a clear violation of the UN Security Council resolutions and pose a threat to peace and security in the region," the statement said.

The British Foreign Office stressed that North Korea "must change course and immediately take steps to achieve complete, verifiable and irreversible denuclearization."

In addition, the UK called on North Korea to "refrain from further provocations" and return to dialogue with the United States.

On the morning of September 15, Japan reported that a missile, which could be ballistic, was launched from the DPRK towards the Sea of ​​Japan.

The object fell outside the Japanese economic zone.

The UN has expressed concern about missile launches on the Korean Peninsula.