South Korea, U.S. pledge firm response to North Korea


U.S. President Barack Obama (L) and South Korean President Park Geun-hye pose for a photo during their meeting at the presidential Blue House in Seoul April 25, 2014. REUTERS/Jung Yeon-je/Pool

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea represents a threat not just to Asia but to the United States, U.S. President Barack Obama said on Friday, as he and South Korea's President Park Geun-hye warned they would respond firmly to any "provocations".

In March, the North warned it would not rule out a "new form" of nuclear test to boost its nuclear deterrent, after the U.N. Security Council condemned Pyongyang's launch of a mid-range ballistic missile into the sea east of the peninsula.

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