"If a nuclear device has been detonated by North Korea, this is a grave breach of UN Security Council resolutions and a provocation which I condemn without reservation," said British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond during his two-day visit to Beijing.

His statement came after the DPRK announced Wednesday that it has successfully carried out its first hydrogen bomb test.

"It underlines the very real threat that North Korea represents to regional and international security," said the foreign secretary.

"We will be working with other UN Security Council members to ensure the international community responds urgently and decisively to this latest activity," he added.

The foreign secretary is also due to speak about these developments today with his Japanese and South Korean counterparts. He will be visiting Tokyo for high level meetings later this week.

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