North Korean missile launch news broadcast in Seoul. File photoUN Feb 5The permanent representatives of the UN Security Council members of the United States, Albania, Brazil, France, Ireland, Great Britain, Norway, the United Arab Emirates, as well as Japan, which is not a member of the Security Council, called on the DPRK to return to dialogue without preconditions, the group of countries said in a statement. On Friday, the United Nations requested Closed meeting by the states, which discussed the latest DPRK ballistic missile launch. «We again call on the DPRK to stop destabilizing actions and return to dialogue. We remain committed to serious, sustainable diplomacy. The DPRK must express the same commitment to reduce regional tensions and ensure international peace and security,» US Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield read out a statement. «We continue to urge the DPRK to respond positively to proposals from the US and other countries to meet without preconditions,» she added.
North Korea releases space images taken 'during missile launch' According to the South Korean military, the flight range was approximately 800 kilometers, the highest flight altitude was 2,000 kilometers. North Korea announced the next day that it had carried out a test launch of the Hwaseong-12 medium-range ballistic missile, which is produced and supplied to the DPRK army, in order to to confirm the effectiveness and safety of its operation. This was the seventh DPRK weapons test in January. First, on January 5 and 11, North Korea tested hypersonic missiles (both launches were also made from the province of Chagando), on the 14th, two short-range ballistic missiles were launched from a railway missile system, on the 17th and 27th, the DPRK also tested tactical guided missiles short range. Also on January 25, two long-range cruise missiles were launched, which, unlike ballistic missile tests, does not violate UN Security Council resolutions. convenes a meeting of the National Security Council after the missile launch of the DPRK
