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De-nuclearise Korean peninsula: Pope

None | ByAgence France-Presse, Vatican City
Nov 13, 2006 06:13 PM IST

Pope Benedict XII stresses on bilateral and multilateral negotiations for 'just and stable peace in the world'.

Pope Benedict XVI on Monday called for the de-nuclearisation of the Korean peninsula in his first comment on the nuclear crisis there since Pyongyang announced a nuclear test in October.

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Speaking as the new Japanese ambassador to the Vatican, Kagefumi Ueno, presented his credentials, the Pope said according to a Vatican statement: "I encourage your country to persist resolutely in efforts to contribute to stability and a just and stable peace in the world, particularly in the far East."

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"In the crises affecting this region, the Holy See encourages bilateral or multilateral negotiations, convinced that the solution should be found through peaceful means... to achieve the de-nuclearisation of the Korean peninsula."

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