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Published: 25 April, 2009, 11:47

The launch of North Korean Taepodong-2 rocket

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"The history testified and confirmed that sanctions never worked dealing with North Korea," said Aleksandr Vorontsov from the Korea Department of the Institute of Oriental Studies.

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