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MOSCOW, July 12 (Xinhua) -- Russian Foreign Minister
Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday that Japan's draft UN Security Council
resolution on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's (DPRK) recent missile
tests contained "unacceptable flaws."
Moscow believed the council's reaction "must be firm,
but not overly emotional" and it must not contain threats, which would only
create an impasse at the six-party talks on the DPRK's nuclear and missile
programs, Lavrov said, quoted by the Interfax news agency.
"Unfortunately, the draft resolution that was
proposed to the UN Security Council and is currently being discussed contains
all of these unacceptable flaws," Lavrov said.
Japan formally presented a draft resolution on
Friday, which is backed by Britain, France and the United States and seeks
sanctions against the DPRK.
"Japan, through its official representatives, warned
that all countries should vote the way Japan wants, or they might face negative
consequences. This statement is absolutely unacceptable," Lavrov said.
Everyone must respect others' positions and act
through talks and diplomacy, "not by threatening or advancing unilateral
demands," he said.
Russia favors a Security Council presidential
statement.
China on Monday introduced a draft presidential
statement on Pyongyang's missile launches, calling for the concerned parties to
work together on the early resumption of the six-party talks on the Korean
Peninsular nuclear issue. Enditem
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BEIJING, July 12 (Xinhua) -- Russia's ambassador to
China Sergey Razov said on Wednesday that the United Nations Security Council
(UNSC) should issue "some response" on the test-firing of missiles by the
Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).
Razov made his remarks in a press conference at
Russia's press center in Beijing, noting that the UNSC's response should be
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President Hu Jintao(R) shakes hands with visiting Vice
President of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly of the DPRK,
Yang Hyong Sop, July 11, 2006. Hu says China opposes any action that
may worsen the situation on the Korean Peninsula. He has asked all parties
to act in a way conducive to the stability of the region.(Photo:
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BEIJING, July 12 -- President Hu Jintao says
China opposes any action that may worsen the situation on the Korean Peninsula.
He has asked all parties to act in a way conducive to the stability of the
region.
Hu made the remarks while meeting with visiting Vice
President of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly of the DPRK, Yang
Hyong Sop, on Tuesday afternoon.
Hu said China is seriously concerned about new
complicating factors appearing on the Korean Peninsula.
He also called on the countries involved in the
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DPRK defends missile
launches
PRETORIA, July 11 (Xinhua) -- The Democratic People's
Republic of Korea said here on Tuesday that last week's missile launches were
part of efforts to protect itself against outside threats and increase its
self-defense capabilities.
Visiting DPRK Vice Foreign Minister Kim Hyong-jun
made the statement at a press conference following talks with his South African
counterpart Aziz Pahad in Pretoria.
Kim Hyong-jun defended his country's legitimate right
to missile test, saying that the latest launches were part of a routine military
exercise. The vice minister also attacked the United States for its military
exercise with Japan in waters off the Korea Peninsula. Full story>>
China circulates draft presidential
statement on DPRK
UNITED NATIONS, July 10 (Xinhua) -- China introduced a
draft UN Security Council presidential statement Monday on Pyongyang's missile
launch, calling for the concerned parties to work together on the early
resumption of the six-party talks on Korean Peninsular nuclear issue.
The draft statement, which does not carry the weight
of a resolution, deplored the missile launches on July 5 by the Democratic
People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).
The draft statement urged the DPRK as well as other
countries in the region "to show restraint and refrain from any action that
might aggravate tension, and continue to work on the resolution of
non-proliferation concern through political and diplomatic efforts." Full
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