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Rice cautions N Korea against missile launch

Washington, June 20: US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said today a missile launch by North Korea would be a ''very serious matter'' and regarded as a provocative act.

Rice was asked about a possible long-range missile launch by North Korea at a joint news conference with Spain's foreign minister.

''From our point of view it would be a very serious matter indeed,'' she told reporters.

Reuters

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