Press Release, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Kabul, October 9, 2006
The Ministry of Foreign affairs of Islamic Republic of Afghanistan expresses its profound concern and disapproval of the North Korea's purported nuclear test.
The Ministry views the test as a provocative act and detrimental to not only peace and stability of the region, but also to global efforts to contain the proliferation of nuclear weapons.
The Afghan Foreign Minister urgently calls upon North Korea to return to multilateral talk to resolve their differences with the international community.
Spokesman’s office, MOFA