I should like to speak in explanation of vote on draft resolution A/C.1/59/L.50, entitled “The Hague Code of Conduct against ballistic missile proliferation”.
My delegation understands that the missile proliferation issue is being used to obstruct the development and the positioning of missiles by …
The ultimate idea of humankind is to lead an independent and creative life in a peaceful world and in harmony with all. The culture of peace, in our view, is purported to establish a world culture that enables all countries, nations and peoples to enjoy together their own lives and cultures, and to …
The delegation of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea would like to clarify its position on draft resolution A/58/L.10, entitled “Report of the International Atomic Energy Agency”.
First, it is totally irrelevant for the draft resolution on the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) report…
Ten years have passed since the General Assembly began deliberations on the issue of Security Council reform, in conformity with the consistent demand of the Member States of the United Nations. However, agreement has not yet been reached. It is no exaggeration to say that repeated deliberations hav…
The representative of Japan said that Japan is concerned about the nuclear issue of the Korean peninsula. But I would like to ask Japan, is it not true that Japanese authorities, including ministers, are clamouring for a pre-emptive strike against the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea? Is it not…
I am going to make a statement in exercise of the right of reply to the statement made yesterday by the representative of Japan on the nuclear issue.
The nuclear issue on the Korean peninsula is the outcome of the United States hostile policy towards the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. Japan…
My delegation expresses its appreciation to the Secretary-General for presenting the reports on the work of the Organization and on the implementation of the Millennium Declaration. Our appreciation goes also to other Secretariat staff members for their contribution to the preparation of the reports…
Today information and communication technologies (ICT) are advancing at a speed that is beyond our imagination. The rapid advance of information and communication technologies has contributed to great achievements in economic, social and other areas, and tremendous change is being witnessed in human…
My delegation has noted with great attention the report submitted by the Working Group on Security Council reform and would like to present its views on this issue.
Proposals to increase membership of the Security Council and thus ensure equitable representation by all regions constitute an essenti…
The supreme ideal of humankind is to build a free and peaceful world in which people can live an independent and cultured life. Humankind has made continuous efforts to build such a humane
world, but the world humankind hopes to see still remains a dream. International society continues to witness …
Security Council reform remains the most sensitive and complicated political issue in the United Nations. That fact is well substantiated by the seven-year-long discussions that have taken place on that one issue. We regret to note that this year’s numerous meetings of the Open-ended Working Group o…
The twenty-fourth special session of the United Nations General Assembly, on social development, which was held in Geneva in June of this
year to review and appraise the implementation of the Copenhagen Declaration and Programme of Action adopted an outcome document to further achieve such objectiv…
I would like first to express my gratitude to the Secretary-General for submitting the report on the work of the Organization to the Assembly at the current session. It provides us with comparatively detailed information on the activities of the United Nations relating to international peace and sec…
Six years have elapsed since the General Assembly first took up the issue of Security Council reform in a process that has been followed with close attention by Member States.
During that period, a number of meetings of the Open-ended Working Group on the Question of Equitable Representation on and…
The delegation of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea takes note of the report of the Secretary-General on the return or restitution of cultural property to the countries of origin, contained in document A/54/436, submitted in association with the Director- General of the United Nations Educat…
I wish to state the position of the delegation of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea on draft resolution A/54/L.21/Rev.1 on the report of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
As one can see, in the case of secret underground nuclear facilities, the United States is fabricating all …
The most serious issue now facing the United Nations is the reform of the Security Council. A number of meetings of the Open-ended Working Group on the Question of Equitable Representation on and Increase in the Membership of the Security Council and Other Matters Related to the Security Council hav…
It is quite funny and ridiculous that traitors are teaching about patriotism. The South Koreans are really traitors who brought in nuclear weapons and are begging for a foreign nuclear umbrella. This means that they intend to invite a foreign nuclear attack on their own compatriots. They are also pu…
Several countries have referred to the nuclear issue on the Korean peninsula, urging my country to fully comply with the safeguards agreement with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). I do not think, however, that there is any need to respond to them, as I clearly stated the position of my…
The delegation of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea finds it regrettable that the General Assembly is once again to vote on the same draft resolution, which is of no use at all for the settlement of the nuclear issue on the Korean peninsula.
I shall now reiterate my delegation’s position on…
