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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
By Hyonhee Shin

South Korea says North to face cyber sanctions if it conducts nuclear test

FILE PHOTO: South Korea's new Foreign Minister Park Jin speaks during his inauguration ceremony in Seoul, South Korea May 12, 2022. Jung Yeon-je/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

North Korea is likely to face stronger sanctions including measures aimed at curbing its cyberattack capabilities if it conducts a nuclear test that it has been preparing, South Korea's foreign minister said on Wednesday.

Park Jin, who took office in May as new President Yoon Suk-yeol's top diplomat, said North Korea has completed arrangements for what would be its first nuclear test since 2017.

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