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North Korea "definitely" enriching uranium - South minister.

BBC Monitoring International Reports

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Text of report in English by South Korean news agency Yonhap

SEOUL, June 30 (Yonhap) - North Korea appears to be "definitely" pressing ahead with uranium enrichment that would give it another means to build nuclear arms, South Korea's defence chief said Tuesday.

Defence Minister Lee Sang-hee [Yi Sang-hu'i] also said in a parliamentary hearing that recent outside observations concerning North Korean leader Kim Jong Il [Kim Cho'ng-il] could suggest he is experiencing a relapse in his health.

Kim, 67, reportedly suffered a stroke in August last year but has since recovered enough to reassert control over his secretive regime. Health experts say the risk of a …

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