UNSC will pass the resolution on North Korea over rocket launch

UNSC President Rafael Ramirez said the UN Security Council has  condemned North Korea's rocket launch, promising to pass a new resolution in response to the move by Pyongyang,

The document can be adopted “in the coming days,” Ramirez said, calling the North Korean rocket launch "a serious violation of Security Council resolutions."

The statement was backed by all UNSC members, including even Pyongyang's ally, China, during an emergency meeting on Sunday.

The UNSC president said."The members of the Security Council strongly condemned this launch,"

 Washington "will ensure that the Security Council imposes serious consequences. DPRK's (North Korea) latest transgressions require our response to be even firmer." states US Ambassador to the UN, Samantha Power.

Earlier on Sunday, Pyongyang claimed that it had successfully put an earth observation satellite into orbit, with the announcement triggering international concern as a potential long-range missile test.

The US and China reportedly began discussing a UN sanctions resolution against North Kora after it successfully tested a hydrogen bomb underground - January 6.