PRESS RELEASE : North Korea ballistic missile launch – FCDO statement [October 2022]

The press release issued by the Foreign Office on 3 October 2022.

A Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office spokesperson said:

North Korea’s decision to carry out its fourth ballistic missile test in a week on 1st October is in complete violation of UN Security Council Resolutions.

The UK continues to work closely with our partners to urge North Korea to return to dialogue and take credible steps towards denuclearisation in a complete, verifiable and irreversible manner.