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Following missile test, U.S. urges North Korea to end “provocations”

State Department calls on DPRK to engage in talks, respect UNSC resolutions

The U.S. State Department on Wednesday urged North Korea to refrain from “provocations,” in a statement issued hours after the DPRK was reported to have test-fired a missile from its east coast.

Speaking in Rome as part of an official delegation led by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, a spokesperson urged North Korea not to conduct any more tests.

“We call on the DPRK to refrain from provocations,” they said, calling on Pyongyang to “abide by their obligations under UN Security Council Resolutions, and remain engaged in substantive and sustained negotiations.”

She also urged the North “to do their part