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Clinton warns N Korea over missile
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by Sanjay Jha | February 16, 2009 at 11:51 pm
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The proposed missile launch by North Korea has come under intense criticism. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warned North Korea not to proceed with a reported missile test and called on the communist country to live up to agreements to abandon its nuclear weapons program.
The US secretary of state has warned North Korea against following through on hints that it will carry out a missile launch.
"The possible missile launch that North Korea is talking about would be very unhelpful," Hillary Clinton said on Tuesday in Tokyo, the first stop on her maiden tour as Washington's chief diplomat.
Pyongyang had said on Monday, the 67th birthday of its leader Kim Jong-il, that it had the right to "space development", a term it has used in the past to describe a missile test.
Speaking to reporters in Tokyo, Clinton reiterated an offer to the North of a peace treaty as well as aid if it eliminated its nuclear weapons programme.
"If North Korea abides by the obligations it has already entered into and verifiably and completely eliminates its nuclear programme, then there will be a reciprocal response, certainly from the United States," she said.
"But the decision as to whether North Korea will co-operate in the six-party talks, end provocative language and actions, is up to them, and we are watching very closely."
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Sanjay Jha
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at 07:15 on February 17th, 2009
Well it was not so much of a warning as a caution and She did say that 6 way talks will be held with Russia, China, Japan, South Korea, North Korea and the USA to address the issue and pressure North Korea. No real warning. The exact word used was condemn North Korea.