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US 'gravely concerned' by DPRK test claim
(Agencies)
Updated: 2009-05-25 14:17 WASHINGTON - The United States is gravely concerned by North Korea's statement to have conducted a nuclear test, is still analyzing the data and is consulting members of the UN Security Council on "next steps," a US State Department official said on Monday.
"We are consulting with our six-party and UN Security Council partners on next steps," the official added. Under the so-called "six-party" talks among the DPRK, the ROK, China, Japan, Russia and the United States. The DPRK said it successfully conducted a nuclear test on Monday. Russia's military has detected the DPRK's nuclear test, Itar-Tass news agency quoted a source in Russia's defence ministry as saying on Monday. |