United Nations, Apr. 14: China''s UN envoy Zhang Yesui has urged the UN Security Council to give a cautious and proportionate response to the Democratic People''s Republic of Korea (DPRK) recent rocket launch.

"Our position on the reaction from the Security Council has been very clear and consistent. That is, the reaction from the Security Council has to be cautious and proportionate," Xinhua quoted Zhang Yesui as telling reporters after the council adopted a presidential statement on the DPRK launch.

Seoul, Apr. 14 : The South Korean government has for first time officially admitted that the rocket fired by the DPRK (Democratic People''s Republic of Korea) last week followed the trajectory of a satellite.

South Korea''s Yonhap News Agency and China's official Xinhua news agency quoted South Korean Defence Minister Lee Sang-hee as saying: "The rocket launched by the North followed the trajectory of a satellite and later separated in its final two stages before crashing into the Pacific Ocean."

Seoul - North Korea announced Tuesday it will boycott international negotiations on ending its nuclear weapons programme and restore nuclear facilities that have been disabled as part of an earlier multilateral agreement. The Six-Party Talks "in which we are participating have become no longer necessary," the state-run Korean Central News Agency said.

The statement came in response to a United Nations Security Council statement from Monday condemning an earlier rocket launch.

New York - The United Nations Security Council Monday spoke with one voice to condemn North Korea for launching a missile, and found the April 5 firing of the rocket violated a 2006 resolution. The so-called presidential statement fell short of full resolution status because of opposition from China and Russia, which hold two of the five veto votes on the 15-member council.

But it was adapted unanimously, a pre-requisite for issuing a presidential statement.

New York, April 12 : The U. N. Security Council's five permanent members and Japan reached an agreement on a statement condemning North Korea's rocket launch, and reviving a two-and-a-half year old threat of financial and travel sanctions against individuals and entities linked to Pyongyang's missile programme.

The pact set the stage for a likely agreement as early as Monday by the 15-nation council on a statement that would also demand that North Korea not conduct any additional missile tests.

New York - The United Nations Security Council is prepared to pass a unanimous statement as early as Monday that would condemn North Korea's rocket launch last week but stop short of a stronger resolution backed by Japan and the US. The statement, agreed on in a rare Saturday session of the 15- member council, would order North Korea to comply with a 2006 resolution or face further sanctions.

The plans emerged after the council's five veto powers - the US, Russia, China, France and Britain - agreed on the statement after a week of wrangling.