Bush says one international voice needed on North Korea
Posted on: Thursday, 6 July 2006, 11:38 CDT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W. Bush said on Thursday it was important for nations to speak with one voice on North Korea in the face of its missile test launches and he emphasized the need for a diplomatic outcome.
After speaking in the last two days to the leaders of China, Russia, Japan and South Korea, Bush said his message was that "we want to solve this problem diplomatically" and that all must work together to "send one message" that North Korea must adhere to international norms.
At a joint news conference with Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Bush expressed annoyance at the way North Korean leader Kim Jong-il conducted seven missile launches earlier this week without explaining his intentions.
"It would have been helpful of course if, you know, he said 'here's what we're going to do, here's our intentions, we want to work with you, we want to explain ... But that's not the way he decided to deal with it. He just decided to start firing, and he fired seven of them, and we take this seriously," Bush said.
Source: REUTERS
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