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Minister of State for Asia & the Pacific summons DPRK ambassador

Following North Korea’s missile launch on 4 July, Minister Mark Field MP summoned the DPRK ambassador to the Foreign & Commonwealth Office.

• From: Foreign & Commonwealth Office and The Rt Hon Mark Field
• Published: 5 July 2017

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Following the meeting, Minister of State for Asia and the Pacific Mark Field MP said:

I summoned North Korea’s Ambassador today to stress in the strongest terms the UK’s condemnation of their latest missile launch.

The actions of the DPRK are a direct violation of multiple Security Council resolutions and are a threat to regional and international security. The UK will discuss the international community’s response at today’s emergency meeting of the UN Security Council.

I call on the North Korean regime to change course and focus on the welfare of its people, instead of the illegal pursuit of its nuclear and ballistic missile programmes.

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Published 5 July 2017