SEOUL (Reuters) - Six world powers have agreed to a draft U.N. Security Council statement condemning North Korea's rocket launch but analysts in Asia said on Sunday its call for tougher sanctions against Pyongyang may be symbolic at best.
Five permanent council members, including the North's key ally China, and Japan agreed on Saturday to the so-called "presidential statement" with tough wording as a compromise between inaction and Tokyo's demand for a legally binding fresh resolution.
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