(MENAFN- Asia Times) (From Reuters)
North Korea said the World Economic Forum’s decision to withdraw an invitation to a meeting in Davos Switzerland following its recent nuclear test was “seriously unjust”.
In a letter to the organizer from its U.N. mission in Geneva North Korea said that it had hoped to have the opportunity to demonstrate its economic performance and promote economic cooperation.
“The letter emphasized that the forum will be held duly responsible for the consequences to be entailed by its unfriendly measure taken against the DPRK a dignified sovereign state and full-fledged economic entity in Northeast Asia” the North’s KCNA news agency said. The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) is the official name of North Korea which has been slapped with U.N. sanctions over its nuclear and missile program. North Korea says it exploded a hydrogen bomb on Wednesday of last week although the United States and experts doubt that the weapon was as advanced as that. The nuclear test is its fourth and drew condemnation from its neighbors and the United States. Read More
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