Hello there. Welcome to newsline. Its wednesday february 13th. Im Catherine Kobayashi in tokyo. North korea on tuesday defied u. N. Resolutions to conduct a nuclear test. Members of the Security Council held an emergency meeting to discuss their response. Our u. N. Correspondent mik miki ebara is on the line. What were the reactions from the Security Council members to the north Korean Nuclear test . Reporter the members were united in their condemnation of the test. South Korean Foreign minister Kim Sung Hwan presided over the emergency session that lasted for an hour and a half and issued a press statement. The members of the Security Council strongly condemned this test, which is a grave violation of the Security Council resolution. Reporter the u. S. Ambassador to the u. N. , susan rice, echoed the strong criticism. The actions of north korea are a threat to Regional Peace and security, International Peace and security, and they are not acceptable. They will not be tolerated. And t
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