Beijing calls for more restraint on Korean Peninsula

Ministry urges DPRK not to take any actions that violate UN resolutions

Beijing called for all related parties to exercise restraint and urged Pyongyang to stop actions that violate United Nations Security Council resolutions after the Democratic People's Republic of Korea declared the success of an international ballistic missile launch on Tuesday.

The DPRK lauded the launch of the ICBM as a historic event in boosting its defense capabilities to counter the threats of the United States, Korean Central Television reported in a special program.