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No accord at UN talks on N Korea No accord at UN talks on N Korea
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An emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council to discuss North Korea's rocket launch has ended without agreement.An emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council to discuss North Korea's rocket launch has ended without agreement.
Japan's envoy said the council would continue consultations on the most appropriate way to respond. The council would continue consultations on the most appropriate way to respond, diplomats said.
Tokyo says it is seeking a UN resolution - but China and Russia have both called for restraint. Washington and Tokyo are seeking a strong response, but China and Russia have called for restraint.
Pyongyang says it launched a satellite early on Sunday but its neighbours say it was testing missile technology.Pyongyang says it launched a satellite early on Sunday but its neighbours say it was testing missile technology.
The US, South Korea and Japan have all condemned the rocket launch, from the Musudan-ri base in the north-east of the communist country. The US, South Korea and Japan have all condemned the launch from the Musudan-ri base in the north-east of the communist country.
They say it violates a Security Council resolution adopted in October 2006 which bans North Korea from carrying out ballistic missile activity.They say it violates a Security Council resolution adopted in October 2006 which bans North Korea from carrying out ballistic missile activity.
Japan's UN envoy, Yukio Takasu, said that Tokyo was seeking a Security Council resolution and a "clear, firm and unified" response.
But Zhang Yesui, China's envoy to the UN, said that the world should refrain from taking action that might lead to increased tension.But Zhang Yesui, China's envoy to the UN, said that the world should refrain from taking action that might lead to increased tension.
Any action by the Security Council should be "cautious and proportionate", he said.Any action by the Security Council should be "cautious and proportionate", he said.
Missile threat
Earlier, North Korean state media said that a communications satellite had been successfully placed in orbit and was transmitting data.
But the US military said that the rocket's payload, along with its booster stages, landed in the Pacific Ocean.
Pyongyang's neighbours are concerned about the potential military use of the launch vehicle, and believe North Korea's real aim was to test the long-range Taepodong-2 missile.
They believe it could put parts of the US within the communist nation's military reach.