The Republic of Korea calls on North Korea to abide by the denuclearization agreements previously reached with the international community, the South Korean Ministry of Unification told at journalists in Seoul, TASS reports.

The government, in close coordination with relevant countries and organizations, including the US and the IAEA, continues to monitor Pyongyang's nuclear and missile activities, the official added.

He commented on reports in several South Korean and foreign media that North Korea had resumed work at its nuclear complex in Yongbyon and was building an extension to the building that houses the centrifuges for isotope separation. A spokesman for the unification ministry indicated that at present, the North Korean activities in Yongbyon are not of particular concern to Seoul. He declined to provide any further details.

On March 5, the South Korean Chiefs of Staff reported that North Korea had launched a medium-range ballistic missile from the outskirts of Pyongyang towards the Sea of ​​Japan. She flew about 270 km, the maximum height was 560 km. North Korea noted that the ninth missile launch since the beginning of the year was a test related to the development of a reconnaissance satellite.