Kissinger praises India for detaining North Korean ship

Washington, Aug 14 (PTI) The detention of a North Korean
ship that had dropped anchor without permission in Indian
waters was a "very positive" sign on part of New Delhi, former
US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger has said.

"India is imposing the Security Council resolution, and
I think it is a very positive sign," Kissinger told the Fox
News in an interview.

"India has been very cooperative with us, and they had
very many parallel interests with respect to Islamic terrorism
and with respect to the nuclear danger," he said.

India had detained the North Korean ship MV Mu San last
week off the Andaman and Nicobar Islands after it dropped
anchor without permission. The detention and a search that
followed was in line with a UN resolution allowing inspection
of air, ship and land cargoes in and out of North Korea.

"I consider that an extremely positive action on the
part of the Indian government," Kissinger said.

Noting that nobody knew what the North Koreans have on
their ships, Kissinger said: "We ought to understand what the
North Korea challenge is".

Terming the North Korea's nuclear ambitions as a key
issue, Kissinger said: "We have no quarrel with North Korea,
as such. But if North Korea becomes a nuclear country in the
face of all of these obstacles then we are going to have a
grave challenge," he said. PTI LKJ
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