Berlin Condemns Pyongyang’s Possible Ballistic Missile Launch

North Korea should abide by the relevant UN Security Council’s resolutions, according to the German Foreign Ministry’s spokeswoman.

BERLIN (Sputnik) – Berlin strongly condemns possible North Korea’s recent test of submarine-launched ballistic missile, the German Foreign Ministry’s spokeswoman said Sunday.

The South Korean military said Saturday it had detected a North Korean submarine fire a ballistic missile off the eastern shore.

"If the reports about the new launch of missile by North Korea are confirmed, it means this open disregard of the international community on the part of the North Korean regime has acquired new quality. We condemn Pyongyang government's provocation in a most serious way," the spokeswoman said in a statement.

North Korea should abide by the relevant UN Security Council’s resolutions, the statement added.

"Germany will work within the European Union and with all the other partners so that the international community decides and unequivocally responds to the behavior of North Korea," it stressed.

Tensions on the Korean Peninsula escalated after North Korea successfully carried out a hydrogen bomb test in early January and put a satellite into orbit a month later, violating UN Security Council resolutions and triggering condemnation from the international community.