"The members of the Security Council strongly condemned the firing of a ballistic missile by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on April 15," the council said in a press statement.
"Although the DPRK's ballistic missile launch was a failure, this attempt constituted a clear violation of UN Security Council resolutions 1718 (2006), 1874 (2009), 2087 (2013), 2094 (2013) and 2270 (2016)," the statement said.
The North should refrain from further actions in violation of the relevant Security Council resolutions and comply fully with its obligations under these resolutions, it added.
The council also stressed the importance of implementing UN sanctions on the North and urged all UN member states to redouble efforts to carry out the resolutions.
It then reiterated the importance of maintaining peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula and in the region, and expressed commitment to a peaceful, diplomatic and political solution to the situation.
The council "would continue to closely monitor the situation and take further significant measures in line with previously expressed determination," the statement said.
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