Launch of DPR Korea’s Satellite ‘Deplorable’, Says Secretary General Ban

by Gary Kopycinski on April 13, 2012

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NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–13 April 2012. Despite its failure, the launch of a so-called ‘application satellite’ by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) is “deplorable”, Secretary-GeneralBan Ki-moon said today and urged the country to not undertake further actions that could increase tension in the region.