North Korea's reclusive Stalinist regime has signed a non-aggression pact with Southeast Asia in a largely symbolic move. The signing has no direct impact on the six-nation efforts to stop Pyongyang's nuclear weapons program, but it is a rare sign of North Korea reaching out to the international community.
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Powerful quake hits north Japan ... The signing comes as North Korea dismantles its nuclear program in exchange for economic and political incentives, including normalization of ties with Japan and the United States. North Korea's Foreign Minister Pak Ui-Chun signed the document at the meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Singapore.
(Deutsche Welle)
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