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Slideshow Sponsored Links North Korea urged to drop rocket launch plan Tweet Share this Email Print Related News Russia urges North Korea not to launch rocket 2:29am EST North Korea plans new rocket launch as leader asserts power Sun, Dec 2 2012 North Korea plans second rocket launch in December Sat, Dec 1 2012 ASEAN chief voices alarm at China plan to board ships in disputed waters Fri, Nov 30 2012 Iran may quit anti-nuclear arms pact if attacked: envoy Fri, Nov 30 2012 Analysis & Opinion A battleground for weapons of the future After the ceasefire Related Topics World » China » Russia » North Korea » Related Video Japan readies defensive missiles Sun, Dec 2 2012 A lorry carrying a unit of the Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) missiles is loaded onto Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force's (MSDF) transport vessel Osumi at an MSDF base in Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture, in this photo taken by Kyodo December 3, 2012. Japan expedited deploying the PAC-3 missile interceptors in Okinawa Prefecture to prepare for North Korea's planned rocket launch, Kyodo news reported. Mandatory Credit Credit: Reuters/Kyodo MOSCOW/BEIJING | Mon Dec 3, 2012 9:52am EST MOSCOW/BEIJING (Reuters) - Russia and China urged North Korea on Monday not to go ahead with a plan for its second rocket launch of 2012, with Moscow saying any such move would violate restrictions imposed by the U.N. Security Council. North Korea's state news agency on Saturday announced the decision to launch another space satellite and reportedly told neighbors it would take a similar path to that planned for a failed rocket launch in April. "We urgently appeal to the government (of North Korea) to reconsider the decision to launch a rocket," the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement. North Korea on Monday notified the U.N. shipping agency, the International Maritime Organization, about the launch, which was scheduled to take place between December 10 and December 22 at between 11.00 a.m. and 5.00 p.m. EST. The rocket's first stage drop-off would take place off the west coast of the Korean Peninsula, while the second stage would occur off the Philippines - both stages nowhere near Japan, coordinates provided by Pyongyang showed. Echoing its criticism of the April launch, Russia said North Korea had been warned not to ignore a U.N. Security Council resolution which "unambiguously prohibits (it) from launching rockets using ballistic technology". China was not so direct in its criticism of North Korea, but urged "all sides" not to take any action that "worsens the problem". "China believes that maintaining peace and stability on the Korean peninsula and in Northeast Asia accords with the interests of all sides and is the joint responsibility of all sides," Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei told reporters. "In the present circumstances, we hope all sides can be calm and restrained and not take any moves to worsen the problem. China will remain in touch and coordinate with all sides." In Washington, U.S. State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland condemned the launch plan on Sunday, calling it a provocative threat to the Asia-Pacific region. ELECTION IN SOUTH North Korea says its rockets are used to put satellites into orbit for peaceful purposes. Russia said in its statement North Korea would be allowed to exercise its right to peaceful activity in space only if the U.N.-imposed restrictions were lifted. The warnings come just weeks before South Korea's December 19 presidential election in which how to handle North Korea is a major campaign issue. The isolated North has for years tried to influence major events in the South by issuing propaganda or launching armed attacks. North and South Korea have been technically at war since their 1950-53 conflict ended in a truce, not a peace treaty, and regional powers have for years been trying to rein in the North's nuclear program. Countries trying to stop North Korea's arms program believe it is using rocket launches to perfect technology to build a missile arsenal capable of delivering a nuclear warhead to the United States. North Korea is under U.N. sanctions that ban trading in missile or nuclear technology that have driven its already dire economy deeper in trouble by cutting off what was once a lucrative source of hard cash. Russia has often balanced criticism of the nuclear activities and missile launches of North Korea, a Soviet-era client state, with calls on other powers to refrain from belligerent actions against it, which Moscow says can be counterproductive. Russia is a permanent member of the U.N. Security Council and is upset by any defiance of council resolutions. Past launches by Pyongyang have caused concern among Russians living near the country's border with North Korea. (Additional reporting by Ben Blanchard in Beijing and Jonathan Saul in London,; Writing by Steve Gutterman and Nick Macfie; Editing by Robert Birsel and Mark Heinrich) World China Russia North Korea Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. 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