Manama, Dhu-AlHijjah 13, 1438, Sep 4, 2017, SPA -- Bahrain has condemned the recent nuclear test conducted by North Korea, stressing that these repeated nuclear tests pose a serious threat to peace in the Korean Peninsula and the world at large and constitute a clear challenge to the international community. In a statement issued by Bahrain News Agency (BNA), "the Bahraini Ministry of Foreign Affairs stresses the need for North Korea to stop all practices that raise tensions, threaten international peace and security, and to abide fully by international resolutions and treaties on the non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction." the ministry said in a statement. The statement stresses the necessity for the international community to ensure International Atomic Energy Agency supervision of all nuclear programmes and activities. --SPA 15:00 LOCAL TIME 12:00 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w481355