(VOVworld) – Following an emergency meeting on Friday, United Nations Security Council "strongly condemned" and "expressed grave concern" over North Korea's 2^nd ballistic missile launch, saying the action was unacceptable and clearly violated UN resolutions.
 

Picture released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un (L) guiding the construction of Ryomyong Street in Pyongyang (KCNA VIA KNS/AFP)

The Council has also urged North Korea to restraint from provocations to escalate tension on the Korean Peninsula.
Stephane Dujarric, spokesman for UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, said the Korean peninsula, particularly following recent missile launches, is of particular concern.

The US urged the UN Security Council to convene the meeting after South Korea’s military reported that North Korea had launched at least one Rodong middle-range ballistic missile from its southwestern region of Sukchon which flew about 800 km before hitting the sea.