UN chief urges North Korea to scrap rocket launch plan

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged Wednesday North Korea to drop plans for a rocket launch that would be in violation of a UN ban on missile technology.

“The secretary-general believes that it is important for the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to refrain from using ballistic missile technology and to work for peace and stability on the Korean peninsula,” UN spokesman Farhan Haq said.

Source: AFP