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Foreign Office statement following North Korea missile tests

The Foreign and Commonwealth Office responds to further short-range ballistic missile tests by North Korea.

This was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

A Foreign and Commonwealth Office spokesperson said:

We are disappointed that North Korea has conducted further short-range ballistic missile tests, which violate multiple UN Security Council Resolutions.

We urge North Korea to cease these tests and re-engage in talks with the United States. Complete, verifiable and irreversible denuclearisation is the path for a peaceful and more prosperous future for the North Korean people.

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Published 24 August 2019