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| North Korea missile launch provocative, says UN chief | |
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| The UN secretary general has expressed concern over North Korea's launch of short-range missiles, urging Pyongyang to refrain from further launches and return to nuclear talks. | The UN secretary general has expressed concern over North Korea's launch of short-range missiles, urging Pyongyang to refrain from further launches and return to nuclear talks. |
| Ban Ki-moon, who spoke to RIA Novosti, the Russian state news agency, during a visit to Moscow, called the North's launch of three missiles from its east coast on Saturday a "provocative action". Another missile was launched on Sunday. | Ban Ki-moon, who spoke to RIA Novosti, the Russian state news agency, during a visit to Moscow, called the North's launch of three missiles from its east coast on Saturday a "provocative action". Another missile was launched on Sunday. |
| "We are very worried over North Korea's provocative action," he told RIA in comments translated into Russian. "I hope North Korea will refrain from further such actions. They must soon return to talks and lower tensions." | "We are very worried over North Korea's provocative action," he told RIA in comments translated into Russian. "I hope North Korea will refrain from further such actions. They must soon return to talks and lower tensions." |
| The UN chief also called on Russia to exert its influence to help steer Pyongyang back to nuclear negotiations. | The UN chief also called on Russia to exert its influence to help steer Pyongyang back to nuclear negotiations. |
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