France strongly condemns North Korea's launch of an intermediate-range ballistic missile on April 2 – the latest flagrant violation of UN Security Council resolutions.
France assures the Republic of Korea and Japan of its full solidarity. France urges North Korea to immediately cease its destabilizing actions, comply with its international obligations without delay, and return to the negotiating table so that it can engage in a process leading to the complete, verifiable, irreversible dismantlement of its nuclear and ballistic programs.