UN condemns North Korea missile test, Japan extends unilateral bans

‘The United Nations has condemned North Korea’s latest missile launch, and the Japanese government has extended unilateral sanctions against Pyongyang by two years over the same matter.
The United Nations Security Council on Thursday condemned North Korea’s Wednesday ballistic missile launch and demanded a halt to all missile tests by Pyongyang.
All 15 members of the UNSC stressed that the recent missile test was in violation of the UN sanctions already in place against Pyongyang and significantly increased tensions “in the region and beyond.”
In a statement, the UN body described the conducting of missile tests by Pyongyang as “highly destabilizing behavior.”’
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