South Korea welcomed the UN Security Council's condemnation on North Korea... vowing continuous cooperation with the council members to bring about change to Pyongyang.<br />Kwon Soa has more on the UNSC's adoption of the press statement. <br /><br />The UN Security Council wasted no time responding to North Korea's latest provocation.<br />Just a day after Pyongyang's failed Musudan ballistic missile launch,... the council adopted a press statement saying the launches are in "grave violation of the DPRK's international obligations under United Nations Security Council resolutions."<br />It also noted that the tests contribute to the regime's development of nuclear weapons and increase tension in the region.<br />The statement,... under the lead of the United States and Japan,... and consulted with non-member South Korea was unanimously accepted by all 15 members of the Security Council, including the North's long-time ally China.<br />The statement also referred to another missile test late April,... which despite calls for a press statement,... was not adopted,... as Russia asked for more time to review it.<br />It's the fifth time the council has issued a press statement since it adopted tough new sanctions against North Korea in March,...<br />... following Pyongyang's fourth nuclear test and long-range missile launch early this year. <br />Kwon Soa, Arirang News. <br /><br />
