On Monday 4 September, High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini underlined the need for a non-military solution to the North Korean ballistic and nuclear tests.
"You can, must be strong and peaceful. Being peaceful doesn't mean to be weak, but being strong doesn't mean to go the military way because there is no military solution to these tensions. Any attack could easily spiral into a large-scale conflict. It would be useless and harmful....