Reply #1: Russia says N.Korea test violates UN resolution [View All]

MOSCOW - Russia said on Monday that North Korea's nuclear test breached a UN Security Council resolution and Pyongyang's actions threatened regional security.

"The latest steps by North Korea escalate tensions in Northeast Asia and endanger security and stability in the region," Russia's foreign ministry said in a statement.

"We cannot describe the North Korean move other than as a breach of UN Security Council resolution 1718, which prohibits Pyongyang from carrying out nuclear tests," it said.

The test was a serious blow to efforts to strengthen controls on the proliferation of nuclear weapons, it said.

At the United Nations on May 6, delegates agreed on an agenda for a major review next year of the landmark nuclear arms control agreement, which dates from 1970.

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