Countries across the world on Wednesday expressed deep concern about the missile tests conducted by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), considering the move detrimental to regional peace and stability. (Photo: CCTV)

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China expresses serious concern over DPRK's missile test-firing

    BEIJING, July 5 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Jianchao said here Wednesday that China is "seriously concerned" over the tensions caused by the missile test-firing by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).

    "We are seriously concerned with what had happened," Liu said in a press release.

    He urged the parties concerned to keep calm and exercise restraint, make more efforts to promote peace and stability in the Korean Peninsula and the northeast Asia and avoid actions that further intensify and complicate the situation.

DPRK confirms missile test launches 　
　

File photo shows DPRK's Taepodong 2 missile. (File Photo)

　  PYONGYANG, July 6 (Xinhua) -- A spokesman for the DPRK Foreign Ministry confirmed Thursday that the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) had test-fired missiles, saying the missile launches were part of the routine military exercises aimed at increasing the nation's military capacity for self-defense.

    The spokesman said in a statement that the DPRK remains unchanged in its will to denuclearize the Korean Peninsula in a negotiated peaceful manner just as it committed itself in the Sept. 19 joint statement of the six-party talks, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported.

    Global outcry over DPRK missile tests

    BEIJING, July 5 (Xinhua) -- Countries across the world on Wednesday expressed deep concern about the missile tests conducted by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), considering the move detrimental to regional peace and stability.

    Members of the six-party talks except the DPRK all reacted swiftly to the tests.

    The South Korean government issued a statement expressing "deep regret" over the launching of the missiles, including the long-range Taepodong-2 missile and the Rodong missiles.

    South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun called an emergency meeting of security ministers.

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    Chinese FM holds phone talks with counterparts of U.S., Japan, ROK, Australia

    BEIJING, July 5 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing on Wednesday held phone talks with U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Japanese Foreign Minister Aso Taro, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of the Republic of Korea BanKi-Moon and Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer respectively.

    Li exchanged views with the four foreign ministers on the latest development of the situation on the Korean Peninsula, according to a press release from Chinese Foreign Ministry. Enditem

    China expresses serious concern over DPRK's missile test-firing

    BEIJING, July 5 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Jianchao said here Wednesday that China is "seriously concerned" over the tensions caused by the missile test-firing by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).

    "We are seriously concerned with what had happened," Liu said in a press release.

    He urged the parties concerned to keep calm and exercise restraint, make more efforts to promote peace and stability in the Korean Peninsula and the northeast Asia and avoid actions that further intensify and complicate the situation.

    UN Security Council meets to discuss DPRK's missile tests 

    UNITED NATIONS, July 5 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations Security Council met here Wednesday for an emergency meeting to discuss the missile tests by the Democratic People' s Republic of Korea (DPRK).

    China's Permanent Representative to the United Nations Wang Guangya told reporters before the meeting that China is concerned about what happened Tuesday and noted that what actions the Council will take depends on the consultation of all council members.

    "If all Council members feel that some appropriate action is needed by the Council, then we will see," he said.

    The emergency meeting was proposed by the Japanese delegation and consultation at the expert level is scheduled for Wednesday afternoon.

    Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Jianchao said in Beijing Wednesday that China is "seriously concerned" over the tensions caused by the missile test-firing by the DPRK. Enditem

    DPRK missile launch "provocative": US

    WASHINGTON, July 4 (Xinhua) -- U.S. national security adviser Stephen Hadley said on Tuesday that the launch of missiles by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) was a "provocative behavior" but posed no apparent threat to U.S. territory.

    "We do consider it provocative behavior" as the DPRK move violated a missile test moratorium, Hadley said.

    The DPRK test fired a total of five missiles, including the long-range Taepodong 2 missile that resulted in failure about one minute after launch, U.S. officials said.

    Hadley said that the missile launch by the DPRK posed no apparent threat to U.S. territory as "a missile that fails after 40 seconds is not a threat to the United States," he said. Enditem    

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    Some countries react to DPRK's missile test-firing, Pyongyang remains silent

    BEIJING, July 5 (Xinhua) -- South Korea, Japan, the United States and Australia responded rapidly on Wednesday to the reported missile test-firing by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) earlier in the morning. But the DPRK had so far remained silent.

    Defense and intelligence officials in Seoul, Tokyo and Washington were quoted by media as saying that the DPRK test-fired six missiles of different ranges on Wednesday morning.

    The South Korean government issued a statement expressing "deep regret" over the alleged launch of the missiles, including the long-range Taepodong-2 missile and the Rodong missiles.

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