SEOUL, March 27 (Yonhap) -- Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt said Tuesday her country stands firmly by South Korea on its policy over North Korea and urged the communist nation to pull out of its plan to launch a long-range rocket, the presidential office said.

   During a summit on the sidelines of the Nuclear Security Summit, Lee expressed gratitude that Denmark, as president of the Council of the European Union, issued a statement earlier this month urging North Korea to call off the rocket plan, the office said in a statement.

   The Danish leader talked about his trip to the Demilitarized Zone separating the two Koreas, and said Denmark firmly backs South Korea's policy on North Korea, the statement said.

   The two sides also agreed to seek greater cooperation in green growth.

   A global leader in the green growth arena, Denmark has aggressively pushed for environment friendly technologies, with an ambitious vision to end reliance on fossil fuels by 2050.

   South Korea has also sought to catch up in the area under Lee's "low carbon, green growth" policy of pursuing economic growth through environment friendly industries.

   jschang@yna.co.kr
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