Pyongyang counters satellite launch criticism, refuses to halt plan, as two-day Seoul security summit ends Tues.
Obama’s claims that move is provocation stem from “his wrong conception,” according to unidentified North Korean Foreign Ministry spox.
Meanwhile: POTUS seeks to defuse fallout from remarks remarks caught on mic Mon. on low prospects for missile defense shield deal pre-’12 elex.
AND: Leaders call for closer co-operation to tackle threat of nuclear terrorism.
