Seoul vows 'concrete' countermeasures against N. Korean rocket

SEOUL, April 5 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean government vowed to take stern and
concrete steps against North Korea for launching a self-claimed satellite Sunday,
saying the launch is a "clear violation" of U.N. Security Council resolutions.
"While taking every necessary step to counter any types of provocation from North
Korea in the future, the government is taking concrete countermeasures against
the rocket launch through close consultations with the United Nations and related
countries," Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan told a press conference.
The reaction came shortly after Seoul's presidential office confirmed the
communist nation fired its rocket despite repeated international warnings.
"North Korea's rocket firing is a clear violation of the U.N. Security Council
Resolution 1718. Whatever the North's claim is, the launch is a serious
provocation that threatens the peace and stability of the Korean Peninsula and
Northeast Asia," the minister said.
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