Russia says G8 nations reject "bellicose" North Korean behaviour

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia said on Tuesday the G8 was in agreement in rejecting North Korea's recent provocative behaviour and urged all sides to pursue diplomacy to calm down the increasingly tense situation in northeast Asia.

Speaking before a regularly scheduled meeting of Group of Eight foreign ministers on April 10 and 11 in London, Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich said Russia shared its partners' concerns about the North.