PRESS RELEASE : North Korea ballistic missile launch on 22 April – FCDO statement [April 2024]

The press release issued by the Foreign Office on 22 April 2024.

Following North Korea’s ballistic missile launch on Monday 22 April, an FCDO spokesperson gave a statement.

An FCDO spokesperson said:

North Korea’s ballistic missile launch on 22 April is another breach of multiple UN Security Council resolutions (UNSCRs). Unlawful ballistic missile launches continue to destabilise the peace and security of the Korean Peninsula.

The UK strongly urges North Korea to stop such provocations, return to dialogue and take credible steps towards denuclearisation.