N Korea missile seems on launch pad-S.Korea's Ban

GENEVA, June 20 (Reuters) South Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki-moon today said it was unclear whether Pyongyang had put fuel in its long-range Taepodong-2 missile but it was apparently on a launching pad.

US officials say evidence such as satellite pictures suggest North Korea may have finished fuelling a ballistic missile for a test launch -- which Washington, Seoul and Tokyo have said would present a grave threat to regional security.

''It is not sure that they have put the fuel in the rockets but it seems to be sure that they have assembled these missiles in the launching pad,'' Ban told reporters in Geneva.

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