According to one diplomat, Russia objected because the proposed statement said the launch was of an intercontinental ballistic missile. Ambassador Nikki Haley retorted that U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, the United States and North Korea said it was an ICBM. North Korea often stages rallies in the square to mark events that it wants to underscore as particularly significant. The leaders of the European Union and Japan have called for tougher measures against North Korea after it test-launched its first intercontinental ballistic missile. U.S. President Donald Trump, speaking in Poland on Thursday, called on nations to confront North Korea’s “very, very bad behaviour.”

Source: National Post July 06, 2017 10:26 UTC