BRUSSELS, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- The European Union (EU) on Sunday lashed out at the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) for its test-launch of a ballistic missile, slamming the "provocative and unacceptable" move as another violation of UN Security Council resolutions.
"The DPRK must halt all launches using ballistic missile technology and abandon once and for all its ballistic missile programmes in a complete, verifiable and irreversible manner, as required by the UN Security Council," a spokesperson of the European External Action Service (EEAS), the EU's diplomatic service, said in a statement.
Urging the DPRK to reengage in talks with international community, in particular the Six-Party talks, the spokesperson said EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini will further discuss international response with her counterparts.
The DPRK fired what is believed to be a ballistic missile into its eastern waters early Sunday, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said.
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