The launch by the DPRK of a long-range missile today was a dangerous and reckless action that endangers international and regional peace and security. It shows that the DPRK’s nuclear and missile programme threatens all countries and requires an appropriate response by the UN Security Council.
The EU reiterates its call for the DPRK to immediately cease launches of ballistic missiles and engage in constructive dialogue with the United States and the Republic of Korea.
The EU will never accept the DPRK’s undermining of the international non-proliferation architecture. The only route to sustainable peace and security in the region is through the DPRK engaging in actions aimed at ensuring the complete, verifiable and irreversible denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula. The EU is ready to support a new process of diplomacy.