Joint statement announced on North Korea’s provision of ballistic missiles
“Security concerns, including on the Korean Peninsula… “The price is very high”
The international community unanimously condemned North Korea’s provision of ballistic missiles to Russia, which used them in the war with Ukraine.
According to the White House on the 9th (local time), the foreign ministers of 47 countries, including South Korea, the United States, Japan, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, and the United Kingdom, said, “North Korea’s export and Russia’s procurement of North Korean ballistic missiles, and Russia sending these missiles to Ukraine on the 30th of last month and the 2nd. A joint statement was issued on this day, saying, “We condemn in the strongest terms what was used.”
47 countries criticized, “These arms transfers add to the suffering of the Ukrainian people, support Russian aggression, and undermine the international (weapons) non-proliferation regime.”
In addition, he emphasized, “Russia’s use of North Korean ballistic missiles against Ukraine provides valuable technological and military insight to North Korea,” and added, “We are deeply concerned about the security implications of such cooperation in Europe, the Korean Peninsula, the Indo-Pacific, and the world.” .
These governments said, “We firmly oppose the arms trade between North Korea and Russia,” and also noted that the transfer of ballistic missiles constitutes a violation of several UN Security Council resolutions.
They said, “We are very closely watching what Russia offers in exchange for North Korea’s arms exports,” and added, “We demand that North Korea and Russia comply with relevant Security Council resolutions and immediately stop all actions that violate them.”
“We urge all member states, including all members of the UN Security Council, to join us in condemning the clear violations of the Security Council by Russia and North Korea,” he said. “We will continue to be together,” he said.
The 47 countries also said, “We urge North Korea to respond to numerous sincere proposals to return to diplomacy, the only path to sustainable peace on the Korean Peninsula.”
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Source: Donga
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