China 'Resolutely Opposes' DPRK's Nuclear Test

Source: China Daily

BEIJING -- The Chinese government is resolutely opposed to the nuclear test by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), Chinese Foreign Ministry said here in a statement Monday.

According to a report by the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), the DPRK announced it successfully conducted one more underground nuclear test on May 25.

"The DPRK ignored universal opposition of the international community and once more conducted the nuclear test. The Chinese government is resolutely opposed to it," the statement said.

It has been the firm and consistent stance of the Chinese government to achieve non-nuclearization on the Korean Peninsula and oppose proliferation of nuclear weapons in an effort to maintain the peace and stability in northeast Asia, the statement stressed.

The statement voiced its strong demands that the DPRK live up to its commitment to non-nuclearization on the Korean Peninsula, stop any activity that may worsen the situation and return to the track of the six-party talks.

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-05/25/content_7940553.htm

MOSCOW - Russia said on Monday that North Korea's nuclear test breached a UN Security Council resolution and Pyongyang's actions threatened regional security.

"The latest steps by North Korea escalate tensions in Northeast Asia and endanger security and stability in the region," Russia's foreign ministry said in a statement.

"We cannot describe the North Korean move other than as a breach of UN Security Council resolution 1718, which prohibits Pyongyang from carrying out nuclear tests," it said.

The test was a serious blow to efforts to strengthen controls on the proliferation of nuclear weapons, it said.

At the United Nations on May 6, delegates agreed on an agenda for a major review next year of the landmark nuclear arms control agreement, which dates from 1970.

http://www.montrealgazette.com/Russia+says+Korea+test+violates+resolution/1627918/story.html

from the Chinese and Russians this time? I wonder if/when they'll ever figure out that little nutjob shares a border with them?