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Ri Tong Il, spokesman for North Korean Foreign Minister Park Ui-chun's delegation, is mobbed by media at the main venue of the ASEAN Regional Forum in Hanoi, Vietnam July 22, 2010.
Friday, Jul. 23, 2010

Open quoteIt is a threat to the Korean peninsula and the region of Asia as a whole. There will be [a] physical response to the steps imposed by the United States militarily.Close quote

  • RI TONG IL,
  • North Korean diplomat, warning of consequences if sanctions are imposed and joint U.S.–South Korean military exercises proceed
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