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MFA Armenia condemns North Korea for launching ballistic missile

MFA Armenia condemns North Korea for launching ballistic missile

YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 7, ARMENPRESS. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia condemns launch of ballistic missile by Democratic People's Republic of Korea, “Armenpress” reports, MFA Armenia’s Facebook page informs.

“We condemn the launch of the ballistic missile by DPRK, which is a violation if UNSC resolutions and escalates the situation in the Korean Peninsula “, reads the statement.

A North Korean carrier rocket earlier on February 7 took to the target Earth orbit Kwangmyongsong-4 satellite, KCNA reported, saying the spacecraft was launched from the Sohae pad in the country’s western region. North Korea "will continue in future taking satellites to the Earth orbit," the agency said. The local media reported the launch was made at 09:00 local time. Pyongyang reported that the spacecraft reached the orbit in 9 minutes and 46 seconds after the launch. The satellite makes a loop around the Earth in 94 minutes. North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un signed an order on the launch on Saturday, February 6.

Meanwhile, South Korea’s National Intelligence Service said the launch is to be considered as a test of a combat intercontinental ballistic missile.

The United Nations Security Council resolutions prohibit Pyongyang to engage in any activities linked with nuclear and ballistic technologies. The North Korean authorities however are refusing to abide by the ban to launch long-range rockets claiming it violates their sovereign right to peaceful use of outer space, TASS informs.









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