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DAILY NEWS BULLETIN
18.11.2002
Unofficial translation from Russian
STATEMENT BY ALEXANDER YAKOVENKO, THE OFFICIAL SPOKESMAN OF RUSSIA'S MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
Regarding Contradictory Reports from Pyongyang About DPRK's "Rights" to Possess Nuclear Weapons
2366-18-11-2002
Moscow is seriously concerned by the contradictory reports continuing to come in from Pyongyang about the "right" of the DPRK to possess nuclear weapons.
Russia expects from the friendly Korean leadership strict observance of all the provisions of, and the obligations of the DPRK under the cornerstone Treaty on the Nonproliferation of Nuclear Weapons, which is a guarantee not only of global strategic stability, but also of peace and security on the Korean Peninsula.
The Russian side expects also the other parties concerned, including the participants of the 1994 agreement, to show restraint and to continue to fulfill the international commitments assumed in full.
November 18, 2002
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