North Korea rocket launch sparks global anger
The UN Security Council on Wednesday held emergency talks on North Korea’s long-range rocket launch amid western demands for tough action against the isolated state.
The UN Security Council on Wednesday held emergency talks on North Korea’s long-range rocket launch amid western demands for tough action against the isolated state.
Officials from the Philippines and the United States on Wednesday strongly condemned North Korea’s decision to pursue its rocket launch, saying that the two countries would strengthen and increase their alliances with the “current threat to regional security.”
The Philippines on Wednesday condemned North Korea’s rocket launch, debris from which reportedly fell into waters 340 kilometers east of Luzon.
The Philippines on Wednesday condemned North Korea’s decision to proceed with its rocket launch, saying it violated United Nations (UN) resolutions.
Philippine authorities have just three to four hours after North Korea launches its rocket to warn people in coastal communities in northeastern Luzon to stay clear of the rocket’s projected path.
While national government officials worry about North Korea’s launching a rocket this week, residents of Cagayan are taking the matter in stride.
Playing down threats to the Philippines from a North Korean rocket launch, Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile said Monday that the country was not in a position to meddle with the launch planned for mid-April.
A no-fly and no-seafaring zone will be declared over a wide area off northern Luzon from April 12 to 16 when North Korea is scheduled to launch a long-range missile.
Southeast Asian nations voiced “real concern” on Monday about North Korea’s planned rocket launch, which the United States and its allies describe as a ballistic missile test.
The Philippines will continue to press North Korea to abandon its plan to launch a long-range rocket in April, Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario said.
