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North Korea missile tests, January 2022: Minister for Asia's statement

The UK Minister for Asia, Amanda Milling, gave a statement on the launch of an intermediate range ballistic missile by North Korea on 29 January.

• From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and The Rt Hon Dame Amanda Milling
• Published: 31 January 2022

This was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

Minister for Asia, Amanda Milling said:

The UK condemns the launch of an intermediate range ballistic missile by North Korea on 29 January. This launch, and the short range ballistic missiles tested on 27 January, are clear breaches of UN Security Council Resolutions and pose a threat to our regional partners and global security.

We encourage North Korea to engage in discussions with the United States in order to secure complete, verifiable and irreversible denuclearisation. Until this happens UN sanctions must be fully enforced by all states.

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Published 31 January 2022