Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan expressed concern over the launch of a space rocket by North Korea.

The Foreign Ministry stressed that such a missile launch leads to a further increase in tension on the Korean Peninsula. This was announced by the press secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan Akhror Burkhanov.

“We are in favor of refusing to test all types of weapons of mass destruction in accordance with the obligations arising from the resolutions of the UN Security Council. The Uzbek side will continue to firmly support active steps to ensure security on the Korean Peninsula for the sake of common prosperity and progress,” the message says.

On 31 May, the DPRK launched a space rocket in a southerly direction. According to the South Korean military, the rocket fell apart in the air, and its fragments fell into the Yellow Sea.