First of all, on behalf of the delegation of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, allow me to congratulate Mr. John William Ashe on his election as the President of the General Assembly at its sixty- eighth session. I am convinced that his competent leadership will lead this session towards su…
I shall do my best not to go beyond the five minutes.
The South Korea representative has again made misleading remarks. He talked of the nuclear weapons of somebody else. South Korea is under the nuclear umbrella of the United States. It allowed nuclear weapons into the Korean peninsula. That has b…
We all heard the reference to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea made this morning by the representative of South Korea (see A/68/PV.15). On behalf of the delegation of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, I should like to totally reject that reference as misleading of the reality preva…
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea voted against resolution 67/234 B. That reflects the position of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and the grave concerns that my country has with regard to the Arms Trade Treaty. My delegation would like to make the following explanation of vote.
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My delegation would like to clarify its principled position, reject resolution 67/181 and dissociate itself from the consensus of the Assembly. All human rights issues must be considered in the Human Rights Council’s Univeral Periodic Review mechanism, rather than in plenary meeting of the General A…
My delegation reaffirms its principled position of categorically rejecting draft resolution II, entitled “Situation of human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea”, as a document representing a political plot and fabrications of all kinds. The draft resolution has nothing to do with th…
First of all, my delegation would like to associate itself with the statement made at the 45th meeting by the representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement.
My delegation considers the convening of today’s plenary meeting on agenda item 37, entitled “Question …
I want to clarify the position of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea concerning the statements of the representatives of South Korea and Japan.
Concerning the representative of South Korea’s statement on the peaceful satellite launch and nuclear test and Security Council sanctions, all those…
First of all, I would like to take this opportunity to express my confidence that, under the President’s able leadership, realistic and innovative proposals aimed at reforming the Security Council will be devised through the current intergovernmental negotiations.
The current agenda item provides a…
Allow me first to warmly welcome Mr. Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cuba, and acknowledge his presence in this important place on this particular occasion.
Allow me also to sincerely congratulate Cuba for the absolute majority support received this morning…
Concerning the remarks made by the representative of Japan, once again the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea totally rejects this allegation. All that has been said is simply political cover-up. It is a fact that in 1960 Japan concluded a secret nuclear agreement with the United States that goes…
Concerning the remarks made by the representatives of Japan and South Korea, the delegation of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea would like to exercise its right of reply.
First, concerning the statement made by the representative of Japan that the nuclear weapons of the Democratic People’s…
Regarding the report under discussion (see A/67/152) and the related draft resolution (A/67/L.3), my country’s delegation considers the report to be far from correct or true and believes that it fails to cover the fundamental reality of the nuclear issue on the Korean peninsula. With regard to that …
Allow me to congratulate you, Sir, on your election to preside over the General Assembly at its sixty-seventh session. I expect your proficient stewardship will guide the Assembly to success.
At the outset, I would like to express our profound gratitude to the heads of State and Government and peop…
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South Korea made a statement touching on the nuclear issue of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and the so-called human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. Concerning those issues, the delegation of the Democratic People’s Republic…
Before voting, the delegation of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea would like to clarify its position on three dimensions.
First, any issue related to a United Nations Member State should be discussed strictly on the basis of the principle of respect for sovereignty, territorial integrity a…
The delegation of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea would like to take this opportunity to clarify its position on the agenda item currently before this meeting of the General Assembly.
First, any discussion on human rights issues should be based on the principles of respect for sovereignty…
My delegation would like, at the outset, to express its deep concern at this abnormal convening of a meeting of the General Assembly. I would like also to clarify our position on the agenda item “Report of the Human Rights Council”.
With reference to the agenda item on the report of the Human Right…
The delegation of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea would like to make a few comments on resolution 66/33 under agenda item 98, “2015 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons and its Preparatory Committee”. The Democratic People’s Republic of…
Before we start voting, I would like to clarify the position of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea on draft resolution XVIII entitled “United action towards the total elimination of nuclear weapons”, contained in document A/66/412.
My delegation believes that Japan has lost its moral authori…
