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Canada Warns North Korea Against Provocation
December 3, 2012 - Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today issued the following statement:
“We are extremely concerned about North Korea’s plan to test a long-range ballistic missile.
“Canada strongly warns North Korea against this provocation, which clearly violates its obligations under successive UN Security Council resolutions and constitutes a threat to regional peace and security.
“While the North Korean people struggle to find the basic necessities to survive, their government has turned a blind eye to their plight and instead chooses to advance its military capability. This is regrettable and completely unacceptable.
“Canada will be working with like-minded countries and regional players to persuade North Korean officials to abandon their military ambitions and tend to the pressing needs of the North Korean people.”
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