New York [U.S.A.] August 30 (ANI): United States Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley urged that "something serious has to happen" to punish North Korea for violating UN sanctions after it test-fires missile over Japan.

"What happened was absolutely unacceptable and irresponsible," Haley said, reported the Independent.

Haley further said that the no country should have missile flying over them.

"It is unacceptable; they have violated ever single UNSC resolution that we had. So I think something serious has to happen," she said.

She further hoped that China and Russia would continue to work with the Security Council to discuss what to be done about Pyongyang's nuclear and missile programmes.

The United Nations Security Council was expected to meet today to hold discussion on the same.

Meanwhile, United States President Donald Trump has warned North Korea that "all options are on the table" after Pyongyang escalated tensions by firing a ballistic missile that passed over Japan.

"The world has received North Korea's latest message loud and clear: this regime has signalled its contempt for its neighbors, for all members of the United Nations, and for minimum standards of acceptable international behaviour," Trump said in a statement.

"Threatening and destabilising actions only increase the North Korean regime's isolation in the region and among all nations of the world. All options are on the table," he added.

North Korea on Tuesday launched ballistic missile which reportedly passed over Japan and broke into three pieces and fell1,180 kilometers from Cape Erimo into the waters off Hokkaido.

In the wake of recovery of remains of the parts of missiles, the Japanese Government warned the people in northern Japan to prepare for a potential incoming missile from Pyongyang.

Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday called the launch of ballistic missile by North Korea as "an unprecedented, grave and serious threat" that damages the peace and security of the region.

Abe added that Tokyo had lodged a firm protest with Pyongyang on the same and added that the government would take "full steps" to ensure the safety of it nationals. (ANI)


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