My delegation takes the floor again to exercise its second right of reply in response to the continuous reckless claims made by the Republic of Korea.
We totally reject and strongly condemn all accusations by the Republic of Korea and strongly warn once again that if the Republic of Korea is desper…
My delegation is compelled to take the floor to exercise its right of reply in response to the groundless and provocative statements made by the representatives of the Republic of Korea, the European Union, Australia, Canada (see A/78/PV.57), Estonia and Israel.
We categorically reject and strongly…
My delegation is compelled to take the floor to exercise its right of reply in response to the provocative statement made by the representative of the United States.
We categorically reject the United States outrageous and groundless claims, which constitute a great political provocation and a reck…
Despite the efforts of the international
community for peace and stability, the situation in Gaza is worsening by the day. We are witnessing a catastrophe and unbearable tragedy in Gaza, where more than 20,000 innocent Palestinian people have been killed and critical civilian infrastructure has bee…
The delegation of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea strongly condemns and totally rejects draft resolution I, on the human rights situation in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, submitted by the European Union, as a grave infringement upon the sovereignty of our State and a political…
My delegation welcomes and supports the adoption of this important resolution (resolution 78/190), which will contribute to eliminating all forms of racism and related intolerance, for the promotion and protection of human rights. However, we are deeply concerned that the amended content of the reso…
The United States and other hostile forces have persistently committed acts constituting a military threat against the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea throughout the year. They have become all the more undisguised and extremely dangerous, including as we speak now in December, close to the yea…
I cannot agree with the comment just made by the representative of the United States, because the United States mobilizes strategic assets such as its B-52H strategic nuclear bomber aircraft carrier and
nuclear submarines for joint military drills. Those strategic assets are not for defence. They a…
I would like to say a few words about the comments by the Ambassador of the United States. Self-defence is a legitimate right of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. It is very important that we correctly understand a key element of the relations between the Democratic People’s Republic of Kor…
Nearly 70 years have passed since the first artificial satellite was launched into space, and more than 5,000 satellites are now orbiting the Earth. However, the Security Council repeats its abnormal and absurd practice of making an issue of the launch of a satellite by the Democratic People’s Repub…
Despite the efforts of the international community to ensure international peace and security over the past year, the global security situation has been further aggravated. That situation requires that the functions and role of the Security Council be reformed to conform with the rapidly changing in…
The delegation of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea deeply regrets that draft resolution A/78/L.7, entitled “Report of the International Atomic Energy Agency”, which was submitted to the Assembly today, contains inappropriate references to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s self-def…
The delegation of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea associates itself with the statements made by the representatives of Azerbaijan, Uganda and Eritrea on behalf of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries, the Group of 77 and China and the Group of Friends in Defence of the United Nations Char…
My delegation is compelled to take the floor to exercise its right of reply in response to the outrageous remarks of the representative of South Korea.
We categorically reject his absurd and even provocative remarks, which remind us of a burglar triggering an alarm. At present, owing to the increas…
Allow me, first of all, to congratulate Mr. Dennis Francis, on his election as President of the General Assembly at its seventy-eighth session. I am confident that his able stewardship will lead this session to a resounding success. I would also like to thank Mr. Csaba Kőrösi, President of the Gener…
At the outset, I express deep condolences to the people of Morocco who lost loved ones to the devastating earthquake. I wish those affected by the natural disaster a swift recovery.
It is clearly stipulated in the Charter of the United Nations that developing friendly relations among nations based …
The Charter of the United Nations clearly states that the purposes of our Organization are to develop friendly relations among nations based on respect for the principle of equal rights and self-determination of peoples, and to take other appropriate measures to strengthen universal peace. The work …
My delegation takes the floor to exercise the right of reply in response to the provocative statement made by the representative of South Korea.
We categorically reject and strongly condemn South Korea’s groundless allegations against the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. South Korea’s groundl…
The exercise of the right to self-defence is a legitimate right of sovereign States, which nobody can deny, as it is recognized under the Charter of the United Nations and international law. Our test-fire of a new type of intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) had no negative effect on the securi…
My delegation expresses the hope that discussions at the current meeting under the agenda item entitled “The responsibility to protect and the prevention of genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity” will be in conformity with the purposes and principles of the Charter of th…
