DND condemns NK long-range rocket launch

From the Philippine News Agency (Feb 7): DND condemns NK long-range rocket launch

The Department of National Defense (DND) condemned on Sunday North Korea's launch of a long-range rocket.

"We condemn this act and continue to remind our neighbor to instead concentrate on activities that lead to peace and development of our region," DND spokesperson Dr. Peter Paul Galvez said.

The North Korea rocket launch took place weeks after it had successfully detonated a nuclear device last January.

"Let us all refrain from complicating the already volatile regional security state we are all in," Galvez added.

He said the DND has monitored the launch with the help of concerned neighbors.

But he added that they have no information yet on where it landed.

"Initial info is that it went somewhere in the Pacific Ocean; no info yet as to where," Galvez said.

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