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| European ambassadors boycott Pyongyang events after rocket launch |
| 2009-04-23 |
| [Kyodo: Korea] European ambassadors to Pyongyang stayed away from last weekŽs commemoration of the anniversary of the late North Korean founderŽs birthday to protest the countryŽs recent rocket launch, diplomatic sources said Wednesday. The ambassadors from most of the seven European Union countries that have embassies in Pyongyang skipped events, including a ceremony at Kim Il SungŽs mausoleum and a weeklong song and dance performance, held to mark his April 15 birthday, the sources said. |
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