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UK condemns N. Korea's latest missile launch

22 April

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United Kingdom's Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) denounced on Monday North Korea's most recent ballistic missile launch.

"North Korea’s ballistic missile launch on 22 April is another breach of multiple UN Security Council resolutions (UNSCRs). Unlawful ballistic missile launches continue to destabilize the peace and security of the Korean Peninsula," the FCDO commented in a statement.

London once again called on Pyongyang to halt such provocations and commit to dialogue.

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