Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Will the Tánaiste indicate if there was any discussion at the Council meeting in regard to the commentary at the weekend that Iran's leading nuclear scientists travel to North Korea for this particular nuclear test? As we know, advocates and friends of Iran in this country will always state that Iran's nuclear capability is being developed for peaceful purposes and as a source of energy whereas North Korea declares that it is building weapons as a deterrent, as they would say, to hostile powers, but it is obviously for aggression purposes. Was this particular issue discussed at the Council meeting?

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