I would like to state the position of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea at this plenary meeting on the report of the Secretary-General (A/72/884) on the responsibility to protect and the prevention of genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity.
First, we do not suppo…
The delegation of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea categorically rejects draft resolution I, on the situation of human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, submitted by the European Union and Japan.
The draft resolution is a product of the political and military confrontati…
At the outset, I condemn Japan, in the strongest possible terms, which has assumed the presidency of the Security Council for December and is, at the instigation of the United States, evilly taking advantage of this opportunity to convene a ministerial Security Council briefing on the issue of non-p…
The delegation of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea would like to point out that the report (see A/72/221) of the International Atomic Energy
Agency (IAEA) and the urgency of this meeting present a seriously distorted picture of reality with regard to the nuclear issue on the Korean peninsu…
I would first like to express my appreciation for the efforts of the representatives of Romania and Tunisia as last year’s co-Chairs of the intergovernmental negotiations on Security Council reform.
The issue of Council reform is an important and pressing matter, given the currently complicated int…
I would like to take this opportunity to clarify the views and positions of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea on the issue of Security Council reform.
On the occasion of the seventieth anniversary of the founding of the United Nations, it is very important to reflect on its essential missio…
At the outset, let me begin by expressing our appreciation to you, Sir, for convening this meeting on such an important issue.
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea delegation aligns itself with the statement delivered by the representative of Iran (see A/69/PV.49) on behalf of the Non-Aligned …
It is the consistent policy of the Government of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to oppose every kind of sanction, including economic, commercial and financial embargoes on sovereign States. The United States blockade of Cuba is a legacy of the Cold War, designed to overthrow the legitimat…
