North Korea (Hansard, 1 March 2004)

HC Deb 01 March 2004 vol 418 cc684-5W 684W

§ Mr. Best
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what role the UK is playing in assessing what nuclear threat is presented by North Korea. [157019]
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§ Mr. Rammell
As a permanent member of the UN Security Council and as a Depositary State of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty the UK has held discussions with the UN, the US, EU partners and regional governments so as to inform our assessment of the threat posed by North Korea's nuclear programmes. We monitor developments closely and remain in close contact with members of the international community.