Plainly, South Korea is serving notice that it is now Asia's newest developed country, even as it prepares to join the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development - the rich nations' club - next year.

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And I call on other nations to join us on this journey, in the spirit of cooperation and friendship.

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"China will first get to know the Arctic better, and then it is able to join effectively international cooperation, " Mr. Gao said, according to Xinhua.

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The Russian Federation and the United States are precisely those countries which have a special responsibility for ensuring nuclear security of the world, and they managed to join efforts in this good example of cooperation.

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