Pakistan 's Reaction to the Nuclear Test Conducted by North Korea

This morning, the Spokesperson of the Foreign Office said the following on the announcement made by North Korea that it has conducted a nuclear test:

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Pakistan deplores the announcement by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea that it has conducted a nuclear test. This would be a destabilizing development for the region.

We had urged the Democratic People's Republic of Korea to desist from introducing nuclear weapons in the Korean Peninsula . It is regrettable that the DPRK chose to ignore the advice of the international community not to test a nuclear weapons device.

Pakistan has consistently supported the Six-party talks. We believe this mechanism should have been used to address North Korea 's concerns. We hope that all the countries in the region would exercise restraint.

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October 10, 2006