This year marks the eightieth anniversary of the end of the Second World War and the founding of the United Nations. In this meaningful year, voices are growing louder in calling for United Nations reform into a genuine centre of multilateralism, in line with the original ideals of its founders.
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I want to take the floor to respond to the comments made by the United States delegation.
All the resolutions against the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea so far adopted at the Security Council have been deliberately fabricated by the United States in application of its hostile policy towards …
On 4 June, exactly five months ago today, an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) was launched by one of the permanent members of the Security Council present here in the Chamber, and it landed in the Pacific Ocean. Yet, the Security Council did not regard that weapons test as a threat to inter…
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea delegation deeply regrets that draft resolution A/79/L.7, on the report of the International Atomic Energy Agency (see A/79/266) before the General Assembly, refers to International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) General Conference resolution GC(68)/RES/13, acc…
My delegation aligns itself with the statement delivered by the representative of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela on behalf of the Group of Friends in Defence of the Charter of the United Nations, and expresses its hope that the current meeting, under the agenda item “The responsibility to prot…
At the brigandish request of the United States and its follower forces, the Security Council has convened an illegal meeting that runs entirely counter to the main spirit of the Charter of the United Nations,
which seeks to promote the development of friendly relations and cooperation among nations…
With the change of the times, it has become a well-established fact that countries compete with each other in the exploration of outer space to gain an upper hand in the most recent space technology. However, the Security Council is still repeating its anachronistic and shameful practice of taking i…
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea highly appreciates the Russian Federation’s exercise of the veto against the illegal draft resolution on renewing the mandate of the Panel of Experts of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1718 (2006) (S/2024/255) as an independ…
Almost five months have passed since the outbreak of the conflict between Palestine and Israel. During that period, the international community has made every possible effort to achieve a ceasefire, halt the hostilities, protect civilians and resolve the humanitarian crisis. Yet in spite of the effo…
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…
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…
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 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…
The delegation of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea would like to take this opportunity to clarify its position with regard to the International, Impartial and Independent Mechanism to Assist in the Investigation and Prosecution of Those Responsible for the Most Serious Crimes under Internat…
