Government condemns launch with “missile technology” made by … – Jornal de Negócios – Portugal

The Portuguese Government condemned this Monday, February 8, in a statement, the launch of a rocket by the People’s Republic of Korea.

“The Portuguese Government condemns the launch, using missile ballistics technology held by the Democratic Republic of Korea, to constitute a breach of international obligations set out in several resolutions of the UN Security Council and aggravate tensions existing on the Korean Peninsula, “reads the statement released Monday by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

“the Portuguese Government calls on North Korea to cease all activities and programs of this nature, because they are detrimental to regional peace and stability, and to resume urgently the dialogue with the international community,” added a statement.

This Sunday, the European Union, NATO, Germany and Italy condemned the initiative of North Korea, which announced it had launched a rocket from long range at 9:00 local (0:30 in Lisbon). South Korean experts believe may have a range of more than 10,000 kilometers, distance greater than that separating the Korean peninsula from the US.

The Secretary-General of NATO, Jens Stoltenberg, “strongly condemned “this launch by North Korea and called on Pyongyang to end the actions” provocative. ”

“I strongly condemn the launch by North Korea of ​​a missile using ballistic missile technology and following the testing of nuclear weapons in North Korea on January 6,” said Jens Stoltenberg in a quoted statement the news agency, which stressed that the launch violates directly five resolutions of the UN Security Council.

“the Nato continues to urge the north Korean authorities to submit their obligations under international law, not (…) conduct new launches using ballistic missile technology and to refrain from any new provocative action, “he said in the statement.

In early January, Pyongyang conducted a nuclear test and announced last launch week, this month, a rocket carrying a satellite, that most of the international community sees as a disguise for a missile test ballistic violating UN Security Council resolutions.

South Korea and the United States decided however to negotiate the installation of a US missile defense system on the Korean peninsula, an initiative that has China’s opposition .