§ Mr. TynanTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he has had with United States, European and Asian counterparts on North Korea in the last month. [104683]
§ Mr. RammellDuring this period, my right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary has regularly discussed North Korea with his counterparts in the United States, the European Union and with colleagues in the UN Security Council. I have also held discussions with the President of the Republic of Korea, and with counterparts from the United States, Japan, China, Russia and Australia. We have argued for a consistent message from the international community calling on North Korea to commit itself fully to international non-proliferation agreements, and to respond to the invitation to discuss in a multilateral forum the security concerns it has raised.