Singapore urges N.Korea to reconsider satellite launch

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Singapore's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has urged North Korea to reconsider its plans on launching an earth observation satellite next month.

In a statement to the media, the ministry said that the "test would violate United Nations Security Council Resolutions which prohibit the Democratic People's Republic of Korea from any launch using ballistic missile technology".

North Korea said Friday that it would launch a satellite in mid-April to mark the centennial birthday of its late founder Kim Il-sung, a move that experts say is a cover for another long-range missile test.

The announcement came despite an agreement on Feb 29 with the US to temporarily halt its uranium enrichment at its main nuclear complex in Yongbyon and put a moratorium on nuclear and missile tests in exchange for 240,000 tons of "nutritional assistance."

North Korea said the Unha-3 rocket carrying Kwangmyongsong-3 will lift off from its satellite launching station in North Pyongan Province between April 12 and 16, the Korean Committee for Space Technology said in Pyongyang.

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