MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Earlier in the day, North Korea fired three ballistic missiles from North Hwanghae province in the southern part of the country.
"The [South Korean] government strongly condemns the latest launch, which is a blatant violation of relevant United Nations resolutions and a provocation threatening the safety and peace of the Korean Peninsula as well as the region," Cho June-hyuck told reporters, as quoted by Yonhap news agency.
Tensions over North Korea's nuclear and ballistic missile programs escalated after Pyongyang said on January 6 that it had successfully carried out a hydrogen bomb test and put a satellite into orbit on February 7. The moves violated UN Security Council resolutions, prompting the United Nations to impose new sanctions on Pyongyang.
