(PTI): The UN Security Council says it needs “some time” to finalize a resolution sanctioning North Korea for its latest nuclear and ballistic missile tests.

The Security Council is meeting in the wake of the recent provactive actions by Pyongyang. North Korea fired off another missile on Wednesday, one day after reportedly launching two short-range missiles.

And North Korea tested a nuclear device on Monday which was stronger than Pyongyang’s previous nuclear test in 2006.

The tests triggered criticism from around the world, especially in Western countries.

The Security Council began to discuss the anti-Pyongyang draft resolution on Tuesday.

“Our discussions and our deliberations will indeed take some time,” Susan Rice, the US ambassador to the United Nations, said after the meeting.