Vietnam is deeply concerned about North Korea’s recent nuclear test, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Le Hai Binh said on Thursday.
The Southeast Asian country has urged relevant parties to apply practical measures to maintain peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula, according to Spokesperson Binh.
“Vietnam resolutely supports denuclearization on the Korean Peninsula, a comprehensive ban on the tests of nuclear bombs and the removal of any such kind of weapons,” the Spokesperson said.
On Wednesday, December 6, North Korea carried out a successful hydrogen bomb test at 10:00 am (0330 GMT), AFP quoted the republic’s state television as announcing.
"With the perfect success of our historic H-bomb, we have joined the rank of advanced nuclear states," the state-owned channel said, adding that the test was of a miniaturized device.
Last month it was reported that North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un suggested Pyongyang had already developed a hydrogen bomb and announced on December 15 that the country would carry out nuclear tests in 2016.
The claim was questioned by international experts and there was continued skepticism over Wednesday's test announcement, AFP said.
Members of the United Nations Security Council have reached an agreement in a meeting to impose suitable punishment for the act by North Korea, following the announcement of Pyongyang.
A hydrogen, or thermonuclear device, uses fusion in a chain reaction that results in a far more powerful explosion than the fission blast generated by uranium or plutonium alone, according to AFP.
The bomb was previously tested by the United States and Russia in 1952 and 1953, the Wall Street Journal said, adding that the United Kingdom, China and France are also believed to have developed this kind of nuclear weapon.
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