UN warning to North Korea

UN Under-Secretary-General for the Middle East, Asia and the Pacific Khaled Khiari criticized North Korea's constitutional amendment that commits it to accelerate the production of nuclear weapons.

Stating that North Korea has further clarified its nuclear armament policy in the country's constitution, Khiari said, "We once again call on North Korea to refrain from such actions."

"North Korea has consistently demonstrated its intention to pursue its nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs in violation of UN Security Council resolutions," Khiari said. Today, North Korea adopted a constitutional amendment on nuclear proliferation.

NORTH KOREA'S SPY SATELLITE LAUNCH ATTEMPTS North Korea attempted to launch a military spy satellite on May 31, but the test failed due to a malfunction in the carrier rocket system. The Pyongyang administration described this test as "the most serious mistake" in the first half of the year.

Despite international condemnation, North Korea announced that the satellite would be launched again "correctly" in a short time. The Pyongyang administration also conducted a second spy satellite launch attempt on August 23, but announced that it also failed. After this failed attempt, North Korea announced that it would test again in October. North Korea launched a rocket carrying a spy satellite towards the south for the third time on November 21. Following this, South Korea announced on November 22 that it suspended some provisions of the agreement it signed with North Korea in 2018, which aimed to reduce military tensions in the region.

North Korea, on the other hand, announced on November 23 that it had terminated the agreement. On November 22, the foreign ministers of the G7 countries strongly condemned North Korea's launch of a rocket carrying a spy satellite into orbit. The UN Security Council has imposed economic and military sanctions on North Korea since 2006 over its nuclear program.