NORTH KOREA NOW THREAT TO THE WORLD – UNITED NATIONS

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Admin l Saturday, September 16, 2017

NEW YORK, United States – The United Nations, UN has condemned latest missile launch by North Korea, describing the development as a global threat to member states.





“The members of the Security Council strongly condemned these launches, condemned further the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea for its outrageous actions, and demanded that the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea immediately cease all such actions.

“The Security Council expressed its grave concern that the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea is, by conducting such a launch over Japan, as well as its recent actions and public statements, deliberately undermining regional peace and stability and have caused grave security concerns around the world. The Security Council stressed that these Democratic People’s Republic of Korea actions are not just a threat to the region, but to all United Nations Member States”, the UN said.

The missile, North Korea fired flew over Japan on 14 September 2017, less than three weeks after the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea launched a ballistic missile over Japan on 28 August 2017, less than two weeks after the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea conducted a test of an advanced nuclear device on 3 September 2017, and only three days after the Security Council unanimously adopted resolution 2375 (2017).

The Security Council stressed, therefore, that all Member States must fully, comprehensively, and immediately implement all relevant Security Council resolutions, in particular resolution 2375 (2017) and 2371 (2017).

The Security Council also emphasized the vital importance of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea immediately showing sincere commitment to denuclearization through concrete action and stressed the importance of working to reduce tensions in the Korean Peninsula and beyond.

While demanding for compliance with all resolutions, it reiterated the importance of maintaining peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula and in North-East Asia at large, it expressed its commitment to a peaceful, diplomatic and political solution to the situation, and welcomes efforts by Council members, as well as other States, to facilitate a peaceful and comprehensive solution through dialogue.

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