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China censures North Korea over nuclear test
China has censured North Korea over the nuclear test it conducted on Tuesday and has summoned the North Korean ambassador in Beijing.
On Tuesday, the Chinese Foreign Ministry published a statement on its website, saying China is “strongly dissatisfied and resolutely opposed” to the test and has advised North Korea to “stop any rhetoric or acts that could worsen situations and return to the right course of dialogue and consultation as soon as possible.”
“We strongly urge the DPRK (the Democratic People’s Republic of [North] Korea) to honour its commitment to denuclearization, and not to take any actions which might worsen the situation,” the statement read.
“The Chinese government calls on all parties to respond calmly, solve the problem of denuclearization of the peninsula through dialogue,” it added.
Earlier in the day, North Korea said it had successfully carried out its third underground nuclear test. Pyongyang also announced that the test involved a “miniaturized” device and was conducted in a “perfect manner.”
The North Korean Foreign Ministry issued a statement saying that the nuclear test was the country’s “first” action against the US hostility.
If Washington maintains its hostile stance and “further complicates the situation,” Pyongyang will be left with “no choice but to take even stronger second or third rounds of action,” the statement added.
The North Korean nuclear test was immediately censured by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and condemned by the United States, South Korea, Russia, Japan, and many other countries.
US Ambassador to the UN Susan Rice stated that North Korea should expect “increasing isolation and pressure.”
The UN Security Council also issued a statement in which it “strongly condemned this test, which is a grave violation” of three council resolutions.
North Korea carried out two previous nuclear tests on October 9, 2006 and May 25, 2009.
Tough UN sanctions were imposed on Pyongyang after its latest rocket launch in December 2012, and North Korea will most likely face more problems as a result of Tuesday’s nuclear test.
http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2013/02/13/…lear-test/
2013-02-12 19:01:17
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