The South Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) on Thursday expressed “deep regret” at dissent among United Nations Security Council (UNSC) members over a U.S.-drafted statement condemning North Korea’s failed ballistic missile test on Sunday.

Multiple media outlets reported on Wednesday that Russia had vetoed a UNSC statement on the North’s failed missile test on Sunday, adding that China had supported the passage of the statement.

“Our government finds it extremely regrettable that the UN Security Council didn’t show a united response to North Korea’s provocation of launching a ballistic missile – a flagrant violation of the UN Security