U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (L) walks past North Korea's chief delegate Pak Kun-gwang (C) before the group photo session of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Regional Forum in Phuket July 23, 2009. North Korea has no friends left to shield it from the international community's demands that the country scrap its nuclear activities, Clinton said on Thursday. REUTERS/Sukree Sukplang (THAILAND POLITICS)