DPRK unacceptable as nuclear power: Kerry
Updated: 2013-04-12 19:38
(Xinhua)
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US Secretary of State John Kerry, left, and South Korea's Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se shake hands during a photo opportunity shortly before private meetings at the Foreign Ministery in Seoul April 12, 2013. [Photo/Agencies] |
SEOUL - US Secretary of State John Kerry reiterated here on Friday that the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) will not be accepted as a nuclear power.
"North Korea will not be accepted as a nuclear power," Kerry told a joint press conference with his South Korean counterpart Yun Byung-se.
Kerry arrived in Seoul on Friday afternoon on a four-day Asian tour that will also take him to China and Japan. The top American diplomat will fly to Beijing on Saturday.
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