France urged on Tuesday the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) to immediately give up its plans to conduct a nuclear test, expressing its concern that the plan would seriously undermine regional and international security.

"We are very concerned by the announcement made by DPRK," foreign ministry spokesman Jean-Baptiste Mattei told reporters.

The DPRK's foreign ministry announced earlier in the day that it "will in the future conduct a nuclear test under the condition where safety is firmly guaranteed," to reinforce its arsenal against what it considers a growing threat posed by the United States.

The statement did not give a specific date or location for the upcoming test.

"We urge it to immediately abandon this project, since such an act would create serious instability for regional and international security," Mattei said.

French government urged Pyongyang to heed UN resolution 1695 and expressed the hope that it exerts "self control and abstain from all action that could aggravate tensions."

Source: Xinhua