Annan urges DPRK to observe moratorium
on nuclear testing
UNITED NATIONS, Oct. 3 (Xinhua) -- UN
Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Tuesday urged the Democratic People's Republic
of Korea (DPRK) to observe the current moratorium on nuclear testing. Full story>>
Int'l community concerned over DPRK's planned
nuclear test
BEIJING, Oct. 4 (Xinhua) -- The international
community is showing great concerns over a planned nuclear test announced
Tuesday by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).
ROK urges DPRK to drop nuclear test
plan
SEOUL, Oct. 4 (Xinhua) -- The South Korean government
on Wednesday called on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) to drop
its plan to conduct a nuclear test and return to the six-party talks.
Britain: planned DPRK nuclear test "highly
provocative"
LONDON, Oct. 3 (Xinhua) -- British Foreign Secretary
Margaret Beckett on Tuesday said that a planned nuclear test by the Democratic
People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) would be a "highly provocative act."
Russia urges restraint from DPRK over nuclear
test plan
MOSCOW, Oct. 3 (Xinhua) --
Russia expressed "deep concern" and urged the Democratic People's Republic of
Korea (DPRK) to exercise restraint on Tuesday after it announced plans to
conduct a nuclear test.
Rice says DPRK's nuclear test would be
"very provocative" act
CAIRO, Oct. 3 (Xinhua) -- Visiting United States'
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said here Tuesday that a nuclear test by the
Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) would be a "very provocative" act.
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Russian FM: Diplomacy only way to
solve Iran, DPRK nuclear issues
MOSCOW, Oct. 3 (Xinhua) -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei
Lavrov urged restraint from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on
Tuesday following its announcement of a planned nuclear test and said the
nuclear issues of Iran and the DPRK must be resolved through diplomacy. Full story>>>
S. Korea holds emergency meeting on
DPRK's nuclear test
SEOUL, Oct. 3 (Xinhua) -- South Korean government
convened an emergency meeting Tuesday afternoon to discuss measures against
Pyongyang's announcement of conducting nuclear tests in the future.
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Abe: Japan will not tolerate DPRK's
nuclear test
TOKYO, Oct. 3 (Xinhua) -- Japan said on Tuesday it
would respond "harshly" if the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)
conducted a nuclear test.
"Japan and the world would definitely not tolerate a
nuclear test (by the DPRK)," Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was quoted as saying by
Kyodo News. Full story >>>
IAEA urges DPRK back to six-party
talks
VIENNA, Sept. 22 (Xinhua) -- The International
Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) annual meeting on Friday urged the Democratic
People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) to cooperate unconditionally and return to the
six-party talks promptly.
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