United Nation Security Council (UNSC) have strongly condemned North Korea's third nuclear test on Tuesday, saying the latest move by Pyongyang "is a grave violation" of its relevant resolutions.
Kim Sung-Hwan, Foreign Minister of South Korea said a statement, "The members of the Security Council strongly condemned this test, which is a grave violation of Security Council resolution 1718 (2006), 1874 (2009) and 2087 (2013), and therefore there continues to exist a clear threat to international peace and security".
South Korea, one of the 10 non-permanent members of the 15-nation Security Council, holds the rotating council presidency for February.
Kim is at the UN headquarters in New York to chair an open debate of the Security Council on the protection of civilians in armed conflict.
North Korea officially announced on Tuesday that it successfully conducted the third underground nuclear test.
The official statement by North Korea added, "The test was part of the country's practical measures of counteraction to defend its security and sovereignty against hostile US policies, which have violated North Korea's rights to launch satellite for peaceful purposes".
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