In regard to the long-range rocket fired by the DPRK today, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Vessela Tcherneva said:
12 December 2012 News
Bulgaria expresses its strong concern at the fact that the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea openly ignored the calls by the international community and carried out the launching of a long-range rocket on December 12 2012. This act demonstrates clear disregard for the international obligations of the DPRK, in particular United Nations Security Council resolutions 1718 and 1874 and seriously undermines the efforts to establish lasting peace and stability on the Korean peninsula.
We strongly urge the DPRK to refrain from further actions that could lead to even greater escalation of tensions in the region and isolation of the country, and urge it to keep strictly to its international obligations resulting from the relevant UN Security Council resolutions and the agreement on safeguards with the International Atomic Energy Agency.