The Arab Republic of Egypt today condemned North Korea's sixth nuclear test.

In a statement issued by the Egyptian Foreign Ministry, Egypt expressed its deep concern over North Korea's recurrent nuclear tests, which pose not only a challenge to UN Security Council resolutions and the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons agreements, but also pose a real threat to global security and stability.

Egypt reiterated the need to abide by the Security Council resolutions and the principles of the international law, to work to address those violations which undermine peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula and Northeast Asia, and to pursue dialogue and diplomacy in an effort to reduce tensions and maintain international peace and security.