PH condemns N. Korea’s missile tech-powered satellite launch

From the Philippine News Agency (May 31, 2024): PH condemns N. Korea’s missile tech-powered satellite launch (By Joyce Ann L. Rocamora)

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MANILA – The Philippines on Friday condemned North Korea’s launch of a satellite that used ballistic missile technology, saying it provoked tensions in the Korean Peninsula.

The satellite launch on Monday failed after the rocket carrying it exploded mid-flight. This was North Korea’s attempt to put a second military reconnaissance satellite into orbit.

In a statement, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said this act “undermines economic progress, peace, and stability in the Korean Peninsula and the Indo-Pacific region.”

“The Philippines has repeatedly called on the DPRK (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) to comply with its international obligations under relevant UN Security Council resolutions, and to commit to constructive and peaceful dialogue with the ROK (Republic of Korea),” it said.

“The Philippines has consistently supported the call for a complete, verifiable, and irreversible denuclearization of the DPRK,” it added.

North Korea in November 2023 said it successfully placed a spy satellite into space after two attempts failed in the same year.

https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1225998