平壤称以往协议不碍导弹试验 (North Korea Says Previous Agreement Does Not Prev

阿连

星期二(062006)  
平壤称以往协议不碍导弹试验 (North Korea Says Previous Agreement Does Not Prevent Missile Tests)

平壤表示，北韩2002年同日本签署的一项协议不妨碍北韩进行远程导弹试验。北韩外交部一名官员星期二对日本记者说，北韩不受以往签署的任何协议或声明的约束。北韩和日本2002年达成的协议要求暂停远程导弹试验。不过，北韩官员没有证实或否认北韩即将进行这类试验的说法。

联合国秘书长安南以及美国和亚太地区的领导人敦促平壤放弃导弹试验计划。安南呼吁北韩倾听国际社会的声音。平壤敦促美国不要研制空间武器，并指责美国怀有谋取世界霸权地位的野心。

North Korea says that a 2002 agreement with Japan does not prevent it from conducting long range missile tests. A North Korean foreign ministry official told Japanese reporters Tuesday his country is not bound by any previous agreement or statement. The 2002 agreement between North Korea and Japan called for a moratorium on such missile tests. But North Korean officials did not confirm or deny that a missile test is imminent.

U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan has joined leaders from Washington and the Asia Pacific region who are calling on Pyongyang to abandon any test plans. Mr. Annan urged North Korean to listen and hear what the world is saying. Pyongyang called on Washington not to develop space-based weapons and also accused the U.S. of having a deep-rooted scheme to gratify its ambition of world supremacy.