South Korea held a National Security Council meeting Wednesday to deal with North Korea's planned rocket launch, an official said.

Cheong Wa Dae, South Korea's presidential office, plans to announce South Korea's position at 8:30 a.m., presidential spokesman Jeong Yeon-guk told reporters.

Jeong said Tuesday that South Korea is taking necessary measures over the North's planned launch of a long-range rocket.

The North has notified U.N. agencies that it will launch an Earth observation satellite sometime between Feb. 8-25, confirming concerns that the communist nation is readying for a banned long-range rocket launch just a few weeks after its fourth nuclear test. (Yonhap)