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North Korea leads disarmament forum

North Korea took over the presidency of the U.N. Conference on Disarmament, drawing stern criticism from a quarter of the world body's 193 members.

he U.N. Conference on Disarmament meeting in March
he U.N. Conference on Disarmament meeting in March (AN/Violaine Martin)

GENEVA (AN) — North Korea took over the rotating presidency of the United Nations Conference on Disarmament on Thursday, drawing stern criticism of the nuclear-armed nation's "reckless actions" from a quarter of the world body's 193 members.

Forty-eight nations, including all 27 countries in the European Union, signed onto a statement read aloud by Australia's U.N. Ambassador Amanda Gorely protesting — but not boycotting — North Korea's role as incoming president, though its turn in charge of the conference is largely procedural and unavoidable.

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