North Korea accuses UN of double standard on missile fire

“This constitutes a denial of sovereignty and an apparent double standard that the UNSC challenges, on the basis of UN ‘resolutions’ – direct products of the hostile US policy towards (North Korea),” he said. said Jo Chol, senior official at the North Korean Foreign Ministry. Su said in a statement released by state media.

Jo said it “makes no sense” for the UN council to challenge only North Korea’s missile launches, without doing anything about similar weapons tests by other countries. He said such a “double standard will lead to more serious consequences,” but did not specify.

Observers say North Korea could test longer-range missiles in the coming weeks.

At Friday’s meeting of the North Korea and Sanctions Monitoring Committee, where all 15 members of the Security Council are represented, UN diplomats said a significant majority expressed concern about the Pyongyang’s latest violations of Council resolutions banning ballistic missile launches. They said the Security Council is likely to hold a closed-door discussion on missile launches this week.

North Korea’s past short-range missile launches have generally drawn condemnation from the UN Security Council, but no new sanctions against the country. North Korea was hit with tightened UN sanctions in 2016-2017 following its provocative series of missile tests and nuclear tests aimed at gaining the ability to launch nuclear strikes on the Americas.