U.S., South Korea, and North Korea's chief nuclear representative: ``There is a clear price to pay for illegal actions such as military cooperation between Russia and North Korea.''

On the 16th (local time), North Korea's chief nuclear representative to the United States and South Korea commented on the severe situation on the Korean peninsula, including the White House's release last week of further evidence of military cooperation between Russia and North Korea, saying, ``The Korean peninsula and the country are