VN deeply concerned over DPRK hydrogen bomb test

VGP – Foreign Ministry Spokesman Le Hai Binh on Thursday re-affirmed Viet Nam’s consistent position of supporting a nuclear-free Korean Peninsula, comprehensive ban against nuclear testing, non-proliferation of nuclear weapons, and working toward nuclear disarmament.

January 07, 2016 2:37 PM GMT+7

The statement was made in response to reporters’ query on Viet Nam’s reaction to the thermonuclear bomb test by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea on January 6.

Viet Nam is deeply concerned over the hydrogen bomb test which violated the UN Security Council’s relevant resolutions, intensified tensions, and threatened peace and stability in the region, the Spokesman said.

Viet Nam called on relevant parties to take practical actions to push peace and stability in the Korean peninsula, he added./.

By Huong Giang