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N Korea rocket launch fails

West condemns launch; China, Russia urge restraint

AFP, Washington
The US and its allies rushed to condemn North Korea's failed rocket launch yesterday as a provocative act that threatens regional security, while Russia, China and India urged all parties to show restraint.
United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon, meanwhile, termed the rocket launch "deplorable".
It "defies the firm and unanimous stance of the international community," he said in a statement, while urging North Korea" not to undertake any further provocative action that will heighten tension in the region".
The UN Security Council was to hold an emergency meeting yesterday to condemn the launch, but Russia made clear it would oppose any new sanctions against the reclusive North Korean regime.
North Korea, which had described the launch as that of a space satellite, said the rocket failed soon after lift-off and plunged into
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Beijing, Pyongyang's closest ally, urged world and regional powers to work to reopen stalled six-party talks between the two Koreas, the United States, Japan, Russia and China.
Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi, speaking alongside Lavrov, said Beijing had been working hard to avoid future tensions and was disappointed with Pyongyang's decision to proceed with the launch.
The three giant regional powers, including India, also recognised North Korea's right to pursue space exploration and said Pyongyang would be welcome to conduct launches once it cooperates with the United Nations.
The US said the launch threatens Asian security.
Washington's key regional allies, Seoul and Tokyo, spoke in unison, blasting the launch as a contravention of United Nations resolutions.
"Even if it was a failure, it is a grave provocation to our country and other countries concerned and violates UN Security Council resolutions," Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Osamu Fujimura said.
Foreign ministers from the Group of Eight powers — Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia and the US — jointly called on North Korea to refrain from future attempts.
The European Union described North Korea's action as "dangerous and destabilising."