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Rice Leaves to 'Rally Support' in Asia
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice warned Monday that U.N. sanctions on North Korea should also be seen by Iran as a strong signal to abandon its nuclear ambitions or face a rebuke from a united international community.
She called the new U.N. Security Council measure "a very strong resolution" that she said would punish and further isolate the North Korean regime. "The world has reacted calmly and firmly" to last week's North Korean nuclear test, Rice said.
She briefed reporters at the State Department on her upcoming trip to Japan, South Korea and China, which begins on Tuesday. "The purpose of my trip is to rally the support of our friends and allies" in the region, Rice said.
Rice pointedly drew a comparison with the North Korean test and the nuclear program of Iran, which is also under U.N. Security Council scrutiny for its own nuclear program.
"The Iranian government is watching. . . . It can now see that the international community will respond" to efforts to acquire nuclear weapons, the secretary said.
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As to North Korea, Rice said that, with its vote to impose sanctions, the United Nations had shown that it intends to "collectively isolate North Korea," including restrictions on trade and international finance.
© 2006 Associated Press.
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