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Summary US President said further sanctions could be considered if North Korea goes ahead with rocket plan.
U.S. President Barack Obama said on Sunday North Korea, which three years ago abandoned its commitments in multilateral disarmament talks, must show sincerity before the talks can restart.Obama was talking on the eve of a nuclear security summit in Seoul and after North Korea said it planned a rocket launch next month.He said further sanctions could be considered if the launch goes ahead, North Korea must not be rewarded for bad behaviour and that China, the Norths only major ally, must act to rein in its neighbour.North Korea has pulled out of the so-called six-party talks, grouping the two Koreas, the United Staes, Russia, China and Japan, in the past citing insincerity on the U.S. part.
