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| North Korea's 1st SLBM Launch (File Photo) |
UNITED NATIONS, Aug. 27 (Xinhua) -- The UN Security Council "strongly condemned" the launching of a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Aug. 23, saying that the launch is "in grave violation of" the Pyongyang's international obligations under relevant Security Council resolutions.
In a statement issued here late Friday, the 15-nation UN body also strongly condemned the ballistic missile launches conducted by the DPRK on Aug. 2 and July 18, and the launching of a submarine-launched ballistic missile by the DPRK on July 9.
"These launches are in grave violation of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's international obligations under United Nations Security Council resolutions 1718 (2006), 1874 (2009), 2087 (2013), 2094 (2013) and 2270 (2016)," the statement said.
The launch came after South Korea and the United States began their annual military drills on Monday.
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