Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday that Japan's draft UN Security Council resolution on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's (DPRK) recent missile tests contained "unacceptable flaws."

Moscow believed the council's reaction "must be firm, but not overly emotional" and it must not contain threats, which would only create an impasse at the six-party talks on the DPRK's nuclear and missile programs, Lavrov said, quoted by the Interfax news agency.

"Unfortunately, the draft resolution that was proposed to the UN Security Council and is currently being discussed contains all of these unacceptable flaws," Lavrov said.

Japan formally presented a draft resolution on Friday, which is backed by Britain, France and the United States and seeks sanctions against the DPRK.

"Japan, through its official representatives, warned that all countries should vote the way Japan wants, or they might face negative consequences. This statement is absolutely unacceptable," Lavrov said.

Everyone must respect others' positions and act through talks and diplomacy, "not by threatening or advancing unilateral demands," he said.

Russia favors a Security Council presidential statement.

China on Monday introduced a draft presidential statement on Pyongyang's missile launches, calling for the concerned parties to work together on the early resumption of the six-party talks on the Korean Peninsular nuclear issue.

Source: Xinhua