South Korea's parliament on Wednesday adopted a resolution condemning the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)'s rocket launch, calling for effective sanctions toward Pyongyang.

The National Assembly called an emergency plenary session at the final day of the five-day Lunar New Year holiday, passing the resolution with 241 votes in favor and 7 abstentions.

The resolution said the DPRK's fourth nuclear test and long-range missile test clearly violated UN Security Council resolutions, denouncing the reckless provocative acts threatening peace and security of the Korean peninsula and the international community.

Pyongyang launched a long-range rocket on Sunday to deliver an observation satellite into orbit. On Jan. 6, the DPRK detonated what it claimed was its first H-bomb, the fourth of its nuclear blasts.

The long-range missile launch isolated the DPRK further from the international community, the resolution said, noting that consequent harsh prices, which Pyongyang should pay for its provocation, will be blamed totally on the DPRK authorities.

The resolution urged the DPRK to return to being a responsible member of the international community by giving up its nuclear and missile programs and stopping provocations.

Lawmakers also called for the South Korean government to make all-out efforts, including seeking the adoption of strong and effective sanctions at UN Security Council and the resumption of inter-Korean dialogue, in close cooperation with the international community. Enditem

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