EU to tell North Korea its war fears are unfounded
By REUTERS
BRUSSELS - North Korea is wrong to proclaim that war is imminent and should heed international demands regarding its nuclear and ballistic missile program, the European Union (EU) plans to say in a diplomatic message.The EU's note, agreed by the bloc's 27 member governments on Tuesday, is a response to a warning by North Korea last week that it could not guarantee the safety of diplomats in the country after April 10.North Korea, which has made a series of threats of an imminent conflict against the United States and South Korea, also asked embassies last week to consider moving staff out of the country.Seven EU countries - Germany, Sweden, Britain, Poland, the Czech Republic, Bulgaria and Romania - have embassies in Pyongyang.These countries were considering their response to North Korea's warning but none was currently planning to evacuate any staff, an EU official said.However, the EU as a whole will also send a diplomatic reply to the North Korean foreign ministry, EU diplomats said. The note is expected to be delivered on Wednesday by the Swedish embassy in Pyongyang.
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