The Council strongly condemns North Korea nuclear test said it would take further measures

The UN Security Council held an emergency meeting on the 6th, on the North Korean nuclear test issue for consultations behind closed doors. Issued after the President of the Council press statement he said the members of the Council strongly condemned North Korea's nuclear test, and immediately begin drafting a new Security Council resolution that contains the appropriate action.

According to North Korean media reported that North Korea local time on the 6th successful hydrogen bomb test. This is the first hydrogen bomb test North Korea is the fourth since the 2006 nuclear tests.

After nearly two hours of closed-door consultations after the Council's rotating presidency this month, the Permanent Representative of Uruguay to the United Nations Rosselli Chairman read out a press statement, he said the same day the Council members held emergency consultations to discuss the DPRK in January 2016 6th grave situation caused by the nuclear tests.

"The members of the Council strongly condemned the nuclear tests, nuclear tests in clear violation of Security Council resolution 1718 (2006), 1874 (2009), section 2087 (2013) and resolution 2094 (2013) resolution, the challenges of non-proliferation mechanism, and therefore to international peace and a clear threat to the continued existence of security. "

Rosselli said that members of the Council recalled that at the same time, the Council has previously expressed its determination to take "further significant action" when North Korea conducted another nuclear test. Given the seriousness of this determination and this nuclear test, the Council members will immediately begin drafting a new Security Council resolution that contains the appropriate action.

United Nations Headquarters in New York that day would have been no formal meetings. A spokesman for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced the morning, a temporary increase in Ban's press conference and closed-door consultations of the Council. After Rosselli Chairman delivered his news talk, the Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations said Motohide Yoshikawa, Japan, the United States and South Korea in the United States Eastern time on the 5th evening jointly request the Council to convene this emergency meeting.

Prior to the Council's closed-door consultations, Ban Ki-moon said at a news conference unequivocal condemnation of North Korea that the nuclear test and urged the DPRK to stop any further nuclear activities. IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano and the Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization Executive Secretary zebo, also issued a statement expressed strong concern.

After the DPRK announced hydrogen bomb test, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said in a statement, North Korea defied international community generally opposed, conducted another nuclear test, the Chinese government is firmly opposed. The statement said denuclearization of the peninsula, preventing nuclear proliferation and safeguard peace and stability in Northeast Asia, China's position is firm. China strongly urges the DPRK to honor its commitment to denuclearization, stop taking any deterioration of the situation of action. Maintenance of peace and stability in the peninsula and in Northeast Asia serves the common interests of all parties. China will firmly promote the denuclearization of the peninsula, adhere to solve the nuclear issue through the six-party talks framework.

After North Korea conducted nuclear tests in 2006, 2009 and 2013, the UN Security Council have strongly condemned, by the three relevant resolutions and sanctions against North Korea. Japanese Ambassador Yoshikawa Yuanwei said it will promote the speedy adoption of a new Security Council resolution.