France condemns within the strongest phrases North Korea’s ballistic missile launch on 14 January, which is an extra violation of United Nations Safety Council resolutions.
France assures the Republic of Korea and Japan of its full solidarity. It urges North Korea to right away halt its destabilizing actions, adjust to its worldwide obligations immediately and return to the negotiating desk with a view to partaking in a technique of full, verifiable and irreversible abandonment of its nuclear and ballistic missile programmes.
France is absolutely mobilized with its companions to make sure that the United Nations Safety Council’s related resolutions are applied, and it encourages dialogue between all of the events.