Comments
India today reacted strongly to the rocket launch by North Korea, saying the “unwarranted action” by that country has adversely impact peace and stability in the Korean peninsula.
In a statement, the Ministry of External Affairs said India was concerned over the rocket launch which was in violation of UN Security Council Resolution 1874.
India also asked North Korea to refrain from such action.
North Korea today successfully launched a long-range rocket. The three-stage rocket has achieved all its objectives, the Korean Central News Agency said.
“The launch of the second version of our Kwangmyongsong-3 satellite from the Sohae Space Centre... on December 12 was successful,” the agency said.
“The satellite has entered the orbit as planned,” it said.
Reacting to the development, Japan said it “cannot tolerate” the “extremely regrettable” launch. Britain also “deplored” North Korea’s action.
Comments
Comments
Comments have to be in English, and in full sentences. They cannot be abusive or personal. Please abide by our community guidelines for posting your comments.
We have migrated to a new commenting platform. If you are already a registered user of TheHindu Businessline and logged in, you may continue to engage with our articles. If you do not have an account please register and login to post comments. Users can access their older comments by logging into their accounts on Vuukle.