 TOKYO (AFP) -- A group of Iranian missile experts is in North Korea to help Pyongyang prepare for a rocket launch, Japan's Sankei Shimbun newspaper reported on Sunday. North Korea has said it will launch a "communications satellite" over northern Japan between April 4 and 8, ...
| Scare quotes mine, unfortunately ... |
... and the report said the 15-strong Iranian delegation had been in the country since the beginning of this month.
| Just taking in the sights no doubt ... |
It includes senior officials with Iranian rocket and satellite producer Shahid Hemmat Industrial Group, the daily said, quoting unnamed sources.
The Iranians brought a letter from their President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il stressing the importance of cooperating on space technology, it added.
| Translates as "make sure we get everything we paid for!" |
The United States and its Asian allies suspect North Korea is using the launch as a cover for a long-range missile test.
North Korea and Iran have both come under international pressure over their nuclear activities and are reported to maintain close ties on missile technology.
| The Norks have to be getting money from somewhere, and Iran is the most likely place ... |
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