Britain says N Korea nuclear test a provocation
Britain has summoned the North Korean ambassador in London a day after Pyongyang said it had tested hydrogen bomb as a deterrent to curb potential aggression from the United States.
"I summoned North Korea's Ambassador today to stress in the strongest terms the UK's condemnation of their nuclear test," Asia minister Hugo Swire said in a Foreign Office statement.
North Korea’s testing of a hydrogen bomb has unleashed a flurry of condemnation from across the world including from the UK, Japan, South Korea, China and Russia.
The British foreign secretary was prompt in denouncing the test saying it underlined the threat North Korea poses to international security.
“If a nuclear device has been detonated by North Korea, this is a grave breach of UN Security Council resolutions and a provocation which I condemn without reservation,” Philip Hammond said in an e-mailed statement Wednesday.
Hammond, who’s visiting South-East Asia, said he’d discuss said the developments with his Japanese and South Korean counterparts.
While North Koreans took to the streets to celebrate “a successful” nuclear test, people across the border in South Korea took to the streets slamming Pyongyang over its move.
Wednesday’s test was North Korea’s fourth since 2006. Pyongyang said it will continue to strengthen its nuclear program in order to protect itself against the US hostile policies.
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