It is indeed regrettable and heartbreaking that my delegation has had to respond to the South Korean delegation concerning their number one issue, namely, the so-called sinking of the South Korean ship Cheonan. South Korean delegates have once again brought to the attention of this body an issue on …
The international community established the Human Rights Council as a new organ in the hope that it would deal with the human rights issues of every country on an equal footing, through constructive dialogue and cooperation, discarding the shortcomings of its predecessor body, the Commission on Huma…
I am sorry to take the floor again. The Japanese representative has just said that the figures I gave were groundless. But Japan refuses to reveal all the facts and figures it holds in its archives. We requested, on numerous occasions, that Japan reveal all those documents. Since he said that the fi…
My delegation would like me to reply to the remarks made a moment ago by the delegation of Japan. The Japanese representative’s remarks attempt to divorce black from white, as if Japan were doing something to redress its past crimes.
In adopting the Pyongyang Declaration of the Democratic People’s …
I am very sorry to take the floor again. I will be very brief concerning the remarks made by the Japanese representative. Japan always says that it apologizes for the crimes committed in the past, in particular against Koreans. But this is only lip-service. We very often see that they revoke their a…
I would like to exercise the right of reply to the statement or comment by the delegation of Japan.
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea cannot remain unconcerned at the recent moves by Japan to militarize by turning various forces into a regular army. We are concerned about these Japanese mov…
I should like to speak in exercise of the right of reply to the statement just made by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan. In his statement, he mentioned the issue of the abduction of a few Japanese, distorting the facts by saying that nothing has been done concerning this issue. In fact, whe…
My delegation closely followed the statement made by the representative of Japan. He mentioned non-discrimination in dealing with forcing the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan to sell its building and land. I would simply like to cite one example of how there is discrimination against…
The delegation of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea had already made clear before the General Committee on 20 July the background of its request for the inclusion on the agenda of the General Assembly at its sixty-first session of an additional item entitled “Contemporary forms of xenophobia…
