2023-06-12 22:09:56
Regarding the possibility of North Korea launching additional satellites, South Korea and the United States said on the 12th (local time), “We need to make North Korea realize that there is nothing to gain from provocations.”
Korea and the U.S. held talks in Washington, DC, on the same day, and agreed that the two countries would lead the international community’s firm and united response to the possibility of additional provocations by North Korea, said Kim Gunn, head of the Korean Peninsula Peace Negotiation Headquarters.
The two countries also agreed to make efforts to more reliably cut off North Korea’s funding lines for nuclear and missile development.
Headquarters Director Kim said in a meeting with correspondents after consultations, “It is very important for the international community to faithfully implement the Security Council resolutions in a situation where North Korea has recently shown signs of reopening its borders.” If there was, now is the opportunity to strengthen implementation.”
South Korea and the U.S. agreed to strengthen cooperation on the UN Security Council’s response to North Korea, which is suffering from China and Russia’s non-cooperation, as an opportunity for South Korea to become a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council.
Director Kim said, “Next year, the three countries of Korea, the U.S. and Japan will act as members of the Security Council at the same time. “South Korea, the U.S. and Japan will make active efforts so that the Security Council will no longer remain silent about North Korea’s provocations,” he said. did.
“It is important to make North Korea pay for its actions that raise tensions,” said Sung Kim, the US State Department special representative for North Korea, at a meeting. “At the same time, we have made it clear that we are willing to meet with North Korea without preconditions.”
Reporter Lee Jung-soo
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