World Economic Forum revokes invite to North Korea for Davos

In this Oct. 10, 2015, file photo, a drone is paraded in Pyongyang, North Korea. North Korea has in recent years touted its drone program, a relatively new addition to its arsenal. South Korea on Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2016, fired warning shots after an unknown object from North Korea was seen flying close to the rivals' border, the South's military said. South Korean media reported that it was a North Korean drone. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E, File) In this Oct. 10, 2015, file photo, a drone is paraded in Pyongyang, North Korea. North Korea has in recent years touted its drone program, a relatively new addition to its arsenal. South Korea on Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2016, fired warning shots after an unknown object from North Korea was seen flying close to the rivals' border, the South's military said. South Korean media reported that it was a North Korean drone. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E, File)

By Associated Press January 13, 2016 1 min read

GENEVA (AP) – Organizers of the World Economic Forum in Davos say they have revoked an invitation to a delegation from North Korea in the wake of the secretive Communist country’s latest nuclear test.

The WEF says in a statement Wednesday that an invitation was extended to North Korea in the autumn “in view of positive signs coming out of the couuntry.” The North Koreans accepted the invitation.

The statement said, however, that following the nuclear test, the delegation would be subject to “existing and possible forthcoming sanctions.”

The WEF said: “Given the recent discussions, we cannot maintain the invitation we have issued last year.”

The statement added that a delegation would still be welcome if North Korea “acts as a responsible and responsive member of the international community.” It did not elaborate.