South Korea's presidential office Cheong Wa Dae urged North Korea Monday to stop aggravating tensions on the Korean Peninsula after the communist nation fired what appears to be a short-range missile off its east coast for a third straight day.
"Whether it's a test-firing or armed demonstration, North Korea should not engage in tension-creating acts," Kim Jang-soo, head of the national security office, was quoted as saying by presidential spokeswoman Kim Haing.
Monday's launch of what is believed to be a KN-02 surface-to-surface missile was immediately reported to President Park Geun-hye. The national security office and the defense ministry are closely monitoring the situation, the spokeswoman said.