s/25745 SC

The Security Council addressed to considered with concern the letter from the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) dated 12 March 1993 concerning the Government of the DPRK's intention to withdraw from the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (the Treaty) and the report of the Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) (S/25556) recalling the Security Council presidential statement of April 1993 (S/25562) all efforts aimed at this situation and, in particular, encourage the IAEA to continue its consultations with the DPRK for proper settlement of verification issue in the DPRK, emphasizing the importance of IAEA safeguards in the implementation of the Treaty and in ensuring the peaceful uses of nuclear energy, and reaffirming the crucial contribution which progress in non-proliferation can make to the maintenance of international peace and security, recalling the Joint Declaration by the DPRK and the Republic of Korea (ROK) on the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, a credible and effective bilateral inspection regime and a pledge not to possess nuclear reprocessing and uranium enrichment facilities, noting that the DPRK is a party to the Treaty and has concluded a full-scope safeguards agreement as required by that Treaty, having also considered with regret the IAEA Board of Governors findings contained in its resolution of April 1993 that the DPRK is not able to verify that safeguards agreement in INFCIRC/403, that the DPRK is not in compliance with its obligations under the IAEA-DPRK safeguards agreement and that there has been no diversion of nuclear materials required to be safeguarded under the terms of the IAEA-DPRK safeguards agreement to nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive devices. Noting the United States' statement by the Russian Federation, 1 April 1993 the United Kingdom and the depositories of the Treaty (s/25515), which questions whether the DPRK constitute extraordinary events relating to the subject-matter of the Treaty, dated Noting the letter of 22 April 1993 which, reply by the DPRK to the Director-General of the IAEA inter alia, encourages and urges the Director-General to hold consultations with the DPRK on the implementation of the safeguards negotiated noting also that the DPRK has expressed its willingness to seek a solution to this issue IAEA Welcoming recent contacts between the DPRK and other Member States, and the prospect signs of improved cooperation between the DPRK and the 1 Call upon the DPRK to reconsider the announcement contained in the letter of 12 March 1993 and thus to reaffirm its commitment to obligations under the Treaty; the IAEA calls upon the DPRK to comply with its non-proliferation obligations as specified by the Board of Governors safeguards agreement 25 February 1993; 3 Requests the Director-General of the IAEA to continue to consult with the DPRK with findings and to report to the Security Council on his efforts in view to resolving the issues which are the subject of the Board of Governors due time; this resolution, all Member States to encourage the DPRK to respond positively to 4 Urges and encourages them to facilitate a solution; 5 Decides to remain seized of the matter and to consider further Security Council action if necessary.

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