FCO statement following North Korea missile tests

The Foreign & Commonwealth Office responds to further short-range ballistic missile tests by North Korea.

24 August 2019

A Foreign & Commonwealth Office spokesperson said:

"We are disappointed that North Korea has conducted further short-range ballistic missile tests, which violate multiple UN Security Council Resolutions."

"We urge North Korea to cease these tests and re-engage in talks with the United States. Complete, verifiable and irreversible denuclearisation is the path for a peaceful and more prosperous future for the North Korean people."