Testing nuclear weapons is a serious threat to peace and security in Asia and the world, and the ministry advocates an urgent defusion of tensions and that the Democratic People's Republic of Korea go back to the six-sided negotiations so that a lasting political solution could be found, the statement said.
Croatia fully supports the positions the European Union's Presidency expressed today, it added.
The Presidency labelled the nuclear test as an act of provocation and announced that it would work on a determined international response together with the world powers.
This test endangers regional stability and is a serious threat to international peace and security, current EU president Finland said in a statement.