The UN Security Council announced on the 14th (local time) that it would convene a meeting to discuss the issue of non-proliferation in North Korea at the United Nations Headquarters in New York on the 17th.
The UN Security Council meeting was convened immediately after North Korea test-fired a new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) ‘Hwasong-18’ on the 13th, and will be held at the UN Headquarters at 3:00 pm on the 17th local time.
This is the first time North Korea has launched a ballistic missile using solid fuel. North Korea has disclosed the missile test launch, saying that the purpose was to verify the performance and stage separation technology of high-powered solid fuel multi-stage motors (multi-stage engines) and to evaluate the military effectiveness of the new strategic weapon system.
This Security Council meeting will be held again a month after a public meeting to discuss North Korea’s intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) issue on March 20.
At this meeting, South Korea, the U.S., and Japan are expected to denounce North Korea’s ICBM provocation as a clear violation of the Security Council resolution and promote the adoption of a statement at the Security Council level. comes out
At the last UN Security Council meeting, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield targeted China and Russia, saying, “Our silence undermines trust in the Security Council, jeopardizes the global non-proliferation regime, and demonstrates North Korea’s desire to ignore the Security Council’s collective authority. It makes bolding,” and appealed for all members of the board to participate in adopting the chairman’s statement.
However, Geng Shuang, China’s deputy ambassador to the United Nations, said, “The United States and its allies’ unprecedented large-scale combined military exercises have made North Korea uneasy.” We oppose any military activities that endanger them,” he defended North Korea.
Considering that Russia is in charge of the rotating presidency of the Security Council in April, it is expected that a coordinated and joint response at the UN Security Council level to North Korea’s missile provocation will not be easier.
Source: Donga
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