Westerwelle said in a statement on Tuesday that Berlin condemned Pyongyang’s test “in the strongest possible terms,” adding, “Further sanctions against the regime in Pyongyang should now be considered.”
North Korea said earlier in the day that it had successfully carried out its third underground nuclear test. It added that the test involved “miniaturized” device and was conducted in a “perfect manner.”
The German Minister welcomed the UN Security Council meeting over North Korea’s nuclear activities scheduled to be held later on Tuesday in New York.
“The international community must have a clear position as a response to this new provocation,” Westerwelle said.
He also said that EU foreign ministers should discuss Pyongyang’s move in the upcoming meeting, as it was a “new and blatant breach of the UN Security Council resolutions.”
Seismic activity was detected by some monitoring agencies from different countries at North Korea’s nuclear test site at 11:57 local time (0257 GMT).
An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.9 shook North Korea, the US Geological Survey said. The tremor’s epicenter was only one kilometer deep and close to the test site.
Pyongyang’s test prompted condemnations from several countries, including China, Russia, the United States, France, Japan and South Korea.
North Korea carried out its two previous nuclear tests on October 9, 2006 and May 25, 2009.
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