UN Security Council asked to meet on North Korea missile launch
(VOVWORLD) - The United Nations Security Council is likely to meet on Monday, two diplomats said, to address North Korea's test on Thursday of what Pyongyang said was an intercontinental ballistic missile.
 People in Seoul watch the test-firing of North Korea’s intercontinental ballistic missile on October 31, 2024. (Photo: Yonhap/ VNA) |
The US, France, Japan, Malta, South Korea, Slovenia, and Britain requested the meeting, the diplomats said.
Japanese authorities reported that the missile flew for about 86 minutes and to a possible altitude of 7,000 kilometers before falling into the sea west of Okushiri Island in northern Hokkaido, outside Japan's exclusive economic zone.
North Korea said Friday it had successfully test-fired the new Hwasong-19 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) the previous day, and leader Kim Jong-un said Pyongyang has secured the "irreversible" status of having the means to deliver nuclear weapons.