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North Korea on Tuesday said the UN Security Council resolution over its nuclear test was ¡°a declaration of war" based on a script written by the U.S. The North¡¯s Foreign Ministry in a statement said Pyongyang will be closely watching what the U.S. does and take corresponding measures. It was the first official response from the North three days after the UNSC resolution was passed.
The statement said if anyone uses the UN resolution to infringe the North¡¯s sovereignty, the country will ¡°deal merciless blows to him through strong action,¡± which seems to refer to the inspection of North Korean cargo permitted under the resolution. It added the nation wants "peace but is not afraid of war," and seeks dialogue but is always ready for confrontation.
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An announcer of North Korea¡¯s state-run Korean Central Broadcasting Station reads a statement from the North Korean Foreign Ministry on Tuesday calling the UN Security Council resolution over its nuclear test is ¡°a declaration of war" and said it was all part of the script of the U.S. and would push ahead with countermeasures, while closely observing the U.S.¡¯s next move./Korean Central Broadcasting Station
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Korea University North Korea expert Nam Sung-wook said Pyongyang is sending a message to coincide with U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice¡¯s visit to Seoul. ¡°The statement emphasizes action more than dialogue,¡± the professor added.
Meanwhile, the North¡¯s official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported that reporters from the U.S. TV network ABC arrived in Pyongyang on Tuesday. ABC sent its a crew to Pyongyang last June to interview Kim Gye-gwan, North Korea's vice-foreign minister and chief nuclear negotiator. The North has often brought in the U.S. press to express its positions whenever tensions with Washington increased.
(englishnews@chosun.com )
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