Agence France Presse: ‘No nuclear trade with N Korea’: Thein Sein

31 January 2012, 12:32 pm

Burmese President Thein Sein has denied his country is trying to obtain nuclear weapons from North Korea, describing allegations of an illicit programme as “unfounded”, in remarks published Tuesday. “We are not acquiring nuclear weapons from North Korea,” the Straits Times quoted him as saying in an interview during a four-day state visit to Singapore. [...]... Read More »

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