13 September 2016

News Story: S. Korean president denounces DPRK's "reckless" adherence to nuke program

SEOUL, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- South Korean President Park Geun-hye on Monday denounced the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)'s nuclear ambitions, describing it as "reckless and fanatic" adherence.

Park made the remarks when she held talks with the leaders of three major political parties to discuss how to address the DPRK's Sept. 9 nuclear test, according to Park's office. The meeting was held in the presidential office for about two hours.

The South Korean leader said the DPRK's fifth nuclear test was conducted during her series of trips to China, Russia and Laos where Park said she confirmed the international community's unified determination not to accept the DPRK as a nuclear state.

Pyongyang said on Friday that it successfully carried out an explosion test of nuclear warhead that can be mounted on ballistic missiles..

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