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South Korea pushes North over nuclear crisis at UN
United Nations, Sept 26: South Korea called on North Korea at the UN General Assembly to dismantle its nuclear program, and offered the isolated communist state economic support in return.
United Nations, Sept 26: South Korea called on North Korea at the UN General Assembly to dismantle its nuclear program, and offered the isolated communist state economic support in return.
"North Korea "must dismantle its nuclear program in a complete, irreversible and verifiable manner," South Korean Foreign Minister Yoon Young-Kwan said in an address to the assembly yesterday.
Calling on the international community to lend its weight to efforts to resolve the situation on the Korean peninsula, Yoon said the Korean program endangered peace and stability in the entire Northeast Asian region and beyond. "The nuclear issue must be resolved in a peaceful and diplomatic manner," he said, adding that once North Korea abandons its nuclear ambitions, the South would take steps towards "bold" inter-Korean economic cooperation.
Senior officials from the United States, China, Japan, Russia and the two Koreas met in Beijing a month ago to explore ways of resolving the crisis, but the talks ended without a tangible agreement. The delegates agreed to meet again at an as-yet undetermined time.
"The tasks ahead will be to maintain the momentum for dialogue," Yoon said.
"There will indeed be difficulties in bridging the differences at future talks. To overcome these obstacles, a spirit of cooperation must prevail, and any action that may aggravate the situation must be avoided," he added. Bureau Report
Calling on the international community to lend its weight to efforts to resolve the situation on the Korean peninsula, Yoon said the Korean program endangered peace and stability in the entire Northeast Asian region and beyond. "The nuclear issue must be resolved in a peaceful and diplomatic manner," he said, adding that once North Korea abandons its nuclear ambitions, the South would take steps towards "bold" inter-Korean economic cooperation.
Senior officials from the United States, China, Japan, Russia and the two Koreas met in Beijing a month ago to explore ways of resolving the crisis, but the talks ended without a tangible agreement. The delegates agreed to meet again at an as-yet undetermined time.
"The tasks ahead will be to maintain the momentum for dialogue," Yoon said.
"There will indeed be difficulties in bridging the differences at future talks. To overcome these obstacles, a spirit of cooperation must prevail, and any action that may aggravate the situation must be avoided," he added. Bureau Report