(VOVworld) – South Korean President Park Geun-hye vowed on Sunday that South Korea will not seek compromise with North Korea over issues of missile threats.

North Korea's nuclear tests pose threat to the peace and future of Koreans (Photo: VNA)

In a video message broadcast on TV, she said North Korea is threatening the peace and future of Koreans by concentrating on nuclear weapons and missiles. She pledged close cooperation with the international community to achieve denuclearization on the Korean Peninsula and peaceful unification.

South Korea and the US said Sunday that Pyongyang also test-fired a intermediate-range ballistic missile, although it ended in a failure. Seoul and Washington has closely shared information on the failed missile launch and reached an analysis it was a Musudan missile that is estimated to have a range of more than 3,000 kilometers.