(United Nations Composite Electric) The United Nations Security Council member states condemned North Korea for test firing in intercontinental ballistic missiles last week, but it is reported that the Security Council did not issue a formal statement due to the opposition of China and Russia.
North Korea has carried out more than 60 missile launch activities this year. Among them, the new type of intercontinental ballistic missiles that fired on November 18 had a flight distance of 1,000 kilometers and landed in the Japanese exclusive economic zone.The Security Council met Monday to discuss the matter.
The U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Greenfield accused China and Russia's actions of the Security Council at the meeting, which led to Pyongyang more bold and made the Northeast Asian region and the entire world risky.
Greenfield reads a joint statement in 14 countries including the United States, the United Kingdom, France, India, in the aftermath, saying that the test shooting on the 18th threatened the international peace and security, and urged UN member states to condemn North Korea.
Zhang Jun, the Chinese ambassador to the United Nations, urged all parties to maintain calm restraint at the meeting to avoid upgrading the situation.Russia's deputy ambassador to the United Nations Evinsieva said that Washington tried to force North Korea to unilaterally disarmed through sanctions and force, and blamed the North Korean missile test on the military exercises of the United States and allies.
