The Russian Foreign Ministry is calling for restraint on the situation in the Korean Peninsula. "We are monitoring the developments on Korean Peninsula, which have recently become more intense as a result of a new rocket launch by the North Korea on March 1 and training operations of the US and Korean military forces to develop military operations against the North Korea," the statement reads.

"Under the current circumstances, we call on all parties involved to exercise restraint and seriously consider the negative consequences of further escalation. We still believe that we need to seek political and diplomatic settlement of the complex problems of the Korean Peninsula, " announced the Russian FM.