Japan urges N. Korea to cancel satellite launch
Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso warned in a strongly worded message to North Korea on Friday that its planned rocket launch must be called off even if it is intended for a satellite program as Pyongyang says. ''No matter what the claim is, be it a manmade satellite, it will be a blatant breach of U.N. Security Council Resolution 1718,'' Aso told reporters. ''Japan must lodge a stern protest through the United Nations and resolutely demand it be called off.''
Posted by: Fred 2009-03-14 |