United Nations react to DPRK nuclear test

UN Secretary-general Ban Ki-moon was first with a statement issued by his spokesperson in which he "strongly deplores" the DPRK test, which he says was "in clear and grave violation of the relevant Security Council resolutions." Pyongyang announced it had conducted "one more" nuclear test earlier in the day, the second since 2006. The Council was called into an unusual session near the end of the U.S. national Memorial Day Holiday and quickly came up with a unanimous statement read out to reporters. "Members of the Security Council voiced their strong opposition and condemnation of the nuclear test conducted by the DPRK on May 25, 2009, which constitutes a clear violation of Resolution 1718, adopted in 2006," said Russian Ambassador Vitaly Churkin, president of the Council for May. Although the statement read out to reporters did not specify sanctions, it was clear at least some members of the Council would seek such a stringent measure against Pyongyang, Kazinform cites Xinhuanet.