SEOUL: North Korea does not appear close to conducting a nuclear or missile test despite its continued preparations, a South Korean minister said on Wednesday after a purge in Pyongyang sparked fears of aggression.
“Preparations have been made continuously . . . but I don’t think a nuclear test or long-range missile launch is imminent,” Unification Minister Ryoo Kihl-Jae told a parliamentary committee.
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