Military activity around Korean Peninsula impermissible - Moscow
MOSCOW. Feb 12 (Interfax) - The latest nuclear test in North Korea should not be used as a pretext for mounting military activity around the Korean Peninsula. Russia calls for balanced actions of every concerned party.
"Hopefully, the latest step of Pyongyang will not be used as a pretext for escalation of military activity around the Korean Peninsula. There must be an international legal alternative to the policy of "flexing" the missile and nuclear muscle," the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement posted on Tuesday.
"The region has a pressing need for an efficient peacekeeping system based on the principle of equal security for everyone in line with multilateral commitments on denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula," the document said.
"Russia requests every concerned side to stay reserved and intends to carry on joint efforts with other six-party process members towards normalization on the peninsula with political and diplomatic methods," the statement said.