PRESS RELEASE : North Korea ballistic missile launches on 30 June 2024 [July 2024]

The press release issued by the Foreign Office on 1 July 2024.

Following North Korea’s ballistic missile launches on 30 June, a Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) spokesperson gave a statement.

An FCDO spokesperson said:

North Korea’s ballistic missile launches on 30 June are 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.