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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10594
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EXTERNAL ACTION / (ae) north korea

Europe condemns firing of long-range missile

Brussels, 13/04/2012 (Agence Europe) - On Friday 13 April, the president of the European Parliament, Martin Schulz, strongly condemned North Korea's launch of a long-range missile in the face of international protests, describing it as a provocative act. EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs, Catherine Ashton, and British Foreign Minister William Hague both expressed deep concern. Ashton described the launch as dangerous and destabilising, pointing out that it was a flagrant violation...