North Korea says it will boycott six-party nuclear talks
The Associated Press , Seoul | Tue, 04/14/2009 10:36 AM | World
North Korea says it will boycott six-party talks in protest of a U.N. Security Council statement condemning the country's recent rocket launch.
The announcement was contained in a statement released Tuesday by the country's Foreign Ministry.
The statement also says that North Korea would bolster its nuclear deterrent and continue to develop its space program.
The statement was the country's first reaction to the Security Council's unanimous condemnation Monday over the April 5 rocket launch, which Pyongyang claims was a satellite sent into space but critics say was actually testing long-range missile technology.
The council demanded an end to missile tests and said it will expand sanctions against the reclusive communist nation.