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/ 19 September 2008
North Korea upped the ante in the stand-off over its nuclear programme, confirming on Friday that it is restoring a key atomic reactor.
Asia’s biggest annual security conference issued a toned-down statement on North Korea on Friday, after the communist state threatened to quit the organisation if it condemns the country’s missile launches. The final statement was softer than a draft statement seen by The Associated Press earlier in the day.