Prague denounces North Korean nuclear test

Separately, Foreign Minister Kohout has attacked North Korea after it claimed to have successfully tested a nuclear weapon on Monday. In a statement the Czech Foreign Minister said the test threatened stability on the Korean peninsula and international peace and security. The test was a breach of an agreement between North and South Korea and a United Nations resolution, it added. The Czech Republic, which has the rotating presidency of the EU, said the matter should be taken up by the UN’s Security Council.