The UN Security Council has condemned North Korea's launch of two ballistic missiles and said it was considering an "appropriate response".

Council president, Luxembourg's UN Ambassador Sylvie Lucas, described it as a violation of Security Council resolutions.

North Korea test-fired two medium-range Nodong missiles over the sea on Wednesday.

It was Pyongyang's first launch of such missiles since 2009.

Ballistic missile launches by Pyongyang are banned by the United Nations.

The Security Council held a closed debate on Thursday that included a report from the deputy secretary general for political affairs, Jeffrey Feltman, diplomats said.

The condemnation was not a formal statement but Ms Lucas said members had requested she read out the remarks as agreed by all participants.

She said members had agreed "to consult on an appropriate response" and said that this response "should be given quickly".

当地时间27日，联合国安理会就朝鲜试射弹道导弹一事举行闭门磋商。安理会谴责朝鲜这一行为，并一致同意就尽快采取适当的回应措施举行磋商。

此次闭门磋商持续了不到30分钟。安理会本月轮值主席、卢森堡常驻联合国代表卢卡斯在会后告诉记者，安理会成员谴责朝鲜违反安理会决议的举动。

此前韩国媒体报道称，当地时间26日凌晨，朝鲜在位于平壤以北肃川地区的移动发射车将两枚“劳动型(Rodong)”中程导弹发射升空，导弹在飞行约650公里后坠入朝鲜与日本之间的海域。这是朝鲜将近五年以来首次试射中程导弹。

朝鲜曾在2006年和2009年进行核试验，安理会随后接连出台了多份决议和声明，要求朝鲜以“完全、可核查和不可逆”的方式放弃所有核武器和现有核计 划，立即停止相关活动，不使用弹道导弹技术进行发射活动，不进行核试验，也不进行进一步挑衅。去年3月，安理会进一步通过第2094号决议，对朝鲜实施了第四轮、也是最严厉的制裁。