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    Security Council Press Statement on Democratic Peoples Republic of

    Koreas Ballistic Missile Launches

    7 March 2017

    The members of the Security Council strongly condemned the most recent
    ballistic missile launches conducted by the Democratic Peoples Republic of
    Korea on 5 March 2017. These launches are in grave violation of the Democratic
    Peoples Republic of Koreas international obligations under United Nations
    Security Council resolutions 1718 (2006), 1874 (2009), 2087 (2013), 2094
    (2013), 2270 (2016), and 2321 (2016).

    The members of the Security Council deplore all the Democratic Peoples
    Republic of Korea ballistic missile activities, including these launches, noting that
    such activities contribute to the Democratic Peoples Republic of Koreas
    development of nuclear weapons delivery systems and increase tension in the
    region and beyond as well as the risk of a regional arms race. The members of
    the Security Council further regretted that the Democratic Peoples Republic of
    Korea is diverting resources to the pursuit of ballistic missiles while Democratic
    Peoples Republic of Korea citizens have great unmet needs.

    The members of the Security Council expressed serious concern over the
    Democratic Peoples Republic of Koreas increasingly destabilising behavior and
    defiance of the Security Council by conducting these ballistic missile launches
    after the 15 April, 23 April, 27 April, 28 April, 31 May, 21 June, 9 July, 18 July, 2
    August, 23 August, 5 September, 14 October, and 19 October launches of 2016,
    11 February 2017 launch, as well as the nuclear test of 9 September 2016. The
    members of the Security Council reiterated that the Democratic Peoples
    Republic of Korea shall refrain from further actions, including nuclear tests, in
    violation of the relevant Security Council resolutions, and comply fully with its
    obligations under these resolutions.

    The members of the Security Council called upon all Member States to redouble
    their efforts to implement fully the measures imposed on the Democratic
    Peoples Republic of Korea by the Security Council, particularly the
    comprehensive measures contained in resolutions 2321 (2016) and 2270
    (2016). The members of the Security Council directed the Committee
    established pursuant to resolution 1718 (2006) to intensify its work to strengthen
    enforcement of resolutions 2321 (2016) and 2270 (2016) and assist Member
    States to comply with their obligations under those resolutions and other
    relevant resolutions. The members of the Security Council also called on Member
    States to report as soon as possible on concrete measures they have taken in
    order to implement effectively the provisions of resolutions 2321 (2016) and
    2270 (2016).

    The members of the Security Council reiterated the importance of maintaining


    peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula and in North-East Asia at large,
    expressed their commitment to a peaceful, diplomatic and political solution to
    the situation and welcomed efforts by Council members, as well as other States,
    to facilitate a peaceful and comprehensive solution through dialogue. The
    members of the Security Council emphasised the vital importance of the
    Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea showing sincere commitment to
    denuclearisation and stressed the importance of working to reduce tensions in
    the Korean Peninsula and beyond.

    The members of the Security Council agreed that the Security Council would
    continue to closely monitor the situation and take further significant measures, in
    line with the Councils previously expressed determination.

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