US condemned N Korea's highly provocative launch of a long-range rocket

WASHINGTON: The United States condemned North Korea's "highly provocative" launch of a long-range rocket, warning it would destabilize the region and hurt non-proliferation efforts around the world.

"North Korea's launch today... is a highly provocative act that threatens regional security, directly violates United Nations Security Council resolutions 1718 and 1874, contravenes North Korea's international obligations and undermines the global non-proliferation regime," National Security Council spokesman Tommy Vietor said in a statement. http://rtilive.pk/detail/7706