UN Security Council on North Korea issues joint statement “No” from Russia and China

His Security Council UN convened today (1/10) to discuss its recent missile tests North Korea.

However, as reported by APE-MPE, its members did not succeed, to agree on a joint statement, as France wished, the French Agency reported, citing diplomatic sources.

The meeting lasted just over an hour, behind closed doors, and was held at the request of the United States, a rare initiative from 2017 of France and Britain. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the launch of a rocket from Pyongyang earlier this week. Since then, Pyongyang announced yesterday that it had successfully tested a “recently developed” anti-aircraft missile.

“France wanted to make a statement to the press, but Russia and China said it was not the right time, that it would take time to analyze the situation,” a diplomat from the Council told AFP. named.

The French diplomatic mission is not currently available for comment.

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