The European Union calls on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to cease actions that raise military tensions, including the missile launches and drone incursions outside its borders that have taken place over the last week.

The DPRK’s continued violation of UN Security Council resolutions and recent statements indicating that it intends to continue such unlawful actions do not help the North Korean people.

The EU urges the DPRK to take credible steps towards denuclearisation in a complete, verifiable and irreversible manner.