An intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) is moved from storage for a test at Pyongyang International Airport on March 24 in this photo captured from the North's Central TV the following day. Yonhap

The United States condemned North Korea's ballistic missile launch on Friday, calling on all countries to fully implement U.N. Security Council sanctions imposed on the reclusive state.

State department spokesperson Ned Price also called on Pyongyang to halt its military provocations and instead engage in sustained dialogue.

"The United States condemns the DPRK's ballistic missile launch," Price said in a released statement, referring to North Korea by its official name, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

"This launch is a clear violation of multiple United Nations Security Council resolutions, and demonstrates the threat the DPRK's unlawful weapons of mass destruction and ballistic missile programs pose to the DPRK's neighbors, the region, international peace and security, and the global non-proliferation regime," Price added.