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North Korea missile tests: UK statement

Minister for Asia statement on North Korea conducting two short-range ballistic missile tests.

• From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and The Rt Hon Nigel Adams
• Published: 25 March 2021

This was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

Minister for Asia, Nigel Adams said:

We are deeply concerned that North Korea has conducted two short-range ballistic missile tests. These tests are a clear violation of UN Security Council Resolutions and a threat to regional peace and security.

Alongside our allies and partners, the UK is committed to peace on the Korean Peninsula, upholding the rules-based international system and securing an end to North Korea’s illegal activities.

North Korea must refrain from further provocations, and engage in meaningful negotiations with the US.

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Published 25 March 2021