Parliament to adopt resolution denouncing NK missile launch

The National Assembly will hold a rare session during the Lunar New Year holiday to adopt a resolution denouncing North Korea's rocket launch, seen as a cover for a missile test banned by international sanctions, party officials said Tuesday.

Rival parties agreed to hold the extra session on Wednesday to adopt the resolution, three days after the North fired off a long-range rocket and place a satellite into orbit.

The resolution will urge Pyongyang to stop weapons development and become a responsible member of the international community, stressing repeated provocations will only deepen the impoverished regime's isolation.

The lawmakers will also call for the government to beef up military readiness and work with the United Nations and allies to resolve the North Korean issue.

It will be the second resolution this year after the National Assembly unanimously passed a resolution condemning Pyongyang's fourth nuclear test last month.

South Korea is currently working with the U.S., Japan and other regional powers for the swift adoption of a U.N. resolution to slap strong sanctions on North Korea.

North Korea has already been under U.N. sanctions for its three previous nuclear tests in 2006, 2009 and 2013. (Yonhap)