RUSSIA has urged North Korea to adhere to restrictions on its nuclear and missile programmes, after the UN Security Council expanded existing sanctions against Pyongyang over a defiant rocket launch last month.
RUSSIA has urged North Korea to adhere to restrictions on its nuclear and missile programmes, after the UN Security Council expanded existing sanctions against Pyongyang over a defiant rocket launch last month.
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Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov's remarks added to pressure on Pyongyang to abide by Security Council resolutions banning North Korea from conducting further ballistic missile and nuclear tests.
Mr Lavrov said: "We hope our North Korean neighbours will heed the voice of the international community and return to the path of co-operation, but for this it is necessary to stay within the bounds of the demands made in UN Security Council resolutions,."
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