‘No second North Korean test planned’

NORTH KOREA is not planning a second nuclear test and is willing to return to six-party talks under certain conditions but warned that it would take action if it feels pressured, China’s Foreign Ministry said yesterday.

Chinese State Councillor Tang Jiaxuan was told during meetings with North Korean leader Kim Jong Il and other officials last week that the North has no plans to carry out a second nuclear test.

“But if it faces pressure, North Korea reserves the right to take further actions,” Liu said.