Rice Cautions North Korea against Missile Launch

Reuters

Jun 19, 2006

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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WASHINGTON - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Monday a missile launch by North Korea would be a "very serious matter" and regarded as a provocative act.

Rice was asked about a possible long-range missile launch by North Korea at a joint news conference with Spain's foreign minister.

"From our point of view it would be a very serious matter indeed," she told reporters.