N. Korea playing 'dangerous game of risk': US envoy
- Published: 28 Jan 2013 at 20.44
- Online news: Asia
The top US envoy on North Korea dismissed hopes for an immediate diplomatic solution over Pyongyang's expected nuclear test, saying Monday that the isolated state was "bent on playing a game of risk".
This photo taken by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) shows a Unha-3 rocket lifting off from its launch pad in North Pyongan province on December 12, 2012. The top US envoy on North Korea has dismissed hopes for an immediate diplomatic solution over Pyongyang's expected nuclear test, saying the isolated state was "bent on playing a game of risk".
The comments from Glyn Davies come as North Korea threatens daily that it is preparing its third nuclear test in response to UN sanctions imposed on Pyongyang for a long-range rocket launch in December.
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