PRESS RELEASE : North Korea missile launches – Foreign Office Statement [December 2022]

The press release issued by the Foreign Office on 18 December 2022.

A Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office spokesperson said:

North Korea continues to violate UN Security Council Resolutions by launching two medium-range ballistic missiles on 18 December.

We call on North Korea to prioritise the well-being of their people instead of the illegal pursuit of nuclear and ballistic missile programmes. The UK, alongside our allies and partners, is committed to peace on the Korean Peninsula, the upholding of the rules-based international system and securing an end to North Korea’s illegal activities.