U.S. urges N. Korea to stop making threats to South Korean civilian flights

By Hwang Doo-hyong
WASHINGTON, March 5 (Yonhap) -- The United States decried North Korea's threat to
South Korean civilian airplanes flying near its airspace Thursday, urging the
North to return to the six-party talks on ending North Korea's nuclear weapons
programs.

"They are distinctly unhelpful," State Department deputy spokesman Gordon Duguid
said. "The North Koreans should be working on their commitments to the six-party
talks rather than making statements that are threatening to peaceful aviation."
hdh@yna.co.kr
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