U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton said on Saturday
North Korea’srecent missile launches violated a U.N. Security Council resolution and urged leader
Kim Jong Un to return to denuclearization talks.
It was the first time a senior U.S. official has described the tests as a violation of
U.N. resolutions aimed at halting North Korea’s nuclear and missile programs and came ahead of a four-day visit to Japan by U.S. President
Donald Trumpwho arrives later in the day.
“The U.N. resolution prohibits the launch of any ballistic missiles,” Bolton said at a press roundtable. North Korea’s test firings included short range ballistic missiles and so there was “no doubt” it was a violation, he added.
)
