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STORY: UN / DPRK
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DATELINE: 13 JULY 2023, NEW YORK CITY / RECENT
RECENT – NEW YORK CITY
1.Wide shot, exterior, United Nations Headquarters
13 JULY 2023, NEW YORK CITY
2.Wide shot, Security Council
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Khaled Khiari, Assistant Secretary-General for Middle East, Asia and the Pacific in the Departments of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and Peace Operations:
“The DPRK did not issue airspace or maritime safety notifications for this launch. As recently reiterated by the International Civil Aviation Organization as well as the International Maritime Organization, the DPRK’s unannounced launches represent a serious risk to international civil aviation and maritime traffic.”
4 Wide shot, Security Council
5.SOUNDBITE (English) Khaled Khiari, Assistant Secretary-General for Middle East, Asia and the Pacific in the Departments of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and Peace Operations:
“I do emphasise the importance of re-establishing communication channels, particularly those between military entities, and exercising maximum restraint. It is critical to avoid an unintended escalation.”
6. Wide shot, Security Council
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Khaled Khiari, Assistant Secretary-General for Middle East, Asia and the Pacific in the Departments of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and Peace Operations:
“I would like to highlight once more our concerns regarding the humanitarian situation in the DPRK. The United Nations is ready to assist the DPRK in addressing basic needs of its vulnerable populations.”
8. Wide shot, Security Council
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Khaled Khiari, Assistant Secretary-General for Middle East, Asia and the Pacific in the Departments of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and Peace Operations:
“Let me close by stressing that the unity of the Security Council on the DPRK is essential to ease tensions and overcome the diplomatic impasse. The primary responsibility for international peace and security rests with this Council.”
10. Wide shot, Security Council
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Shino Mitsuko, Chargé d’affaires of Japan to the United Nations:
“Japan condemns in the strongest possible terms, North Korea's dangerous act and wishes to remind the international community that this is a clear violation of international law and constitutes a threat to peace and security.”
12.Wide shot, Security Council
13. SOUNDBITE (English) Shino Mitsuko, Chargé d’affaires of Japan to the United Nations:
“Japan once again, urges North Korea to immediately and fully comply with all relevant Resolutions, and to resume substantive dialogue with the countries concerned towards complete denuclearization. The path to dialogue remains open.”
14. Wide shot, Security Council
15. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Zhang Jun, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, China:
“In fact, it is NATO itself that really needs to do some serious soul searching. Contrary to its claim to be a regional organization, NATO breaks through the geographical scope, stipulated by its own treaty by projecting its power across the whole globe and advancing eastward into the Asia Pacific, thus bringing more negative and destructive impacts to regional and even global security. NATO calls itself a defensive alliance, however, it encourages its members to continuously increase military expenditure, carry out military activities around the world and constantly expanding their power across borders and provoke confrontation. NATO claims to defend the rules-based international order, but it has repeatedly violated international law and basic norms, governing international relations, interfered in other country's internal affairs, it ignited multiple wars, bombed the diplomatic establishment, killed innocent civilians and left a dirty trail wherever it travels, some individual NATO members practice double standards, promoting nuclear sharing, and nuclear alliance and further aggravate regional tensions. As attested by countless facts, the real troublemaker is NATO.”
16. Wide shot, Security Council
17. SOUNDBITE (English) Kim Song, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Democratic People's Republic of Korea:
“Our test fire of a new type of ICBM Hwasong-18 is a warranted exercise of the right to self-defence, to deter the dangerous military moves of the hostile forces and safeguard the security of our State and peace in the region without interfere.”
18.Wide shot, Security Council
19. SOUNDBITE (English) Kim Song, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Democratic People's Republic of Korea:
“The United States and South Korea, military exercise that involving nuclear effort under the very dangerous and unrealistic aim of in of the region, of a sovereign State constitute a risk act to spark a nuclear war in the Korean Peninsula.”
20.Wide shot, Security Council
21. SOUNDBITE (English) Kim Song, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Democratic People's Republic of Korea:
“At the present, the Security Council is taking a very dangerous path under the influence of the high handedness and arbitrariness with United States and its few followers. It is out right act of ignoring the DPRK’s sovereignty to take issue with our legitimate exercise of the right to self-defence alone.”
22. Wide shot, Security Council
23. SOUNDBITE (English) Hwang Joon Kook, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Republic of Korea:
“The Republic of Korea condemn in the strongest possible terms the DPRK’s repeated ballistic missile launches, including its ICBM launch on July 12 local time.”
24. Wide shot, Security Council
25. SOUNDBITE (English) Hwang Joon Kook, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Republic of Korea:
“It is deplorable that the Security Council has remained silent in the face of DPRK’s repeated reckless behavior. It is a perfect example of its total disregard for international norms, as well as a brazen mockery of the functioning of the Security Council.”
26.Wide shot, Security Council
27. SOUNDBITE (English) Hwang Joon Kook, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Republic of Korea:
“The Republic of Korea reiterates that the door for dialogue remains wide open. We once again strongly urge the DPRK to immediately cease its destabilizing actions and respond to our repeated calls for serious dialogue.”
28. Wide shot, Security Council
29. Wide shot, Security Council stakeout
30. SOUNDBITE (English) Jeffrey DeLaurentis, Acting Deputy Representative to the United Nations, United States:
“The Council cannot continue to be silent in the face of these provocations, and we must send a clear and collective signal to the DPRK—and all proliferators—that this behavior is unlawful, destabilizing, and will not be normalized. We call on all Member States to fully and faithfully implement all relevant Security Council resolutions. This includes preventing the DPRK from evading sanctions to advance its unlawful WMD and ballistic missile programs and associated global procurement network. We call on all Member States to confront illicit DPRK revenue generation and malicious cyber activities that finance the DPRK government’s unlawful and destabilizing actions. We urge the DPRK to abandon its unlawful WMD and ballistic missile programs, and instead to use its resources to improve the lives of the people in the DPRK.”
31. Wide shot, Security Council stakeout
32. SOUNDBITE (English) Jeffrey DeLaurentis, Acting Deputy Representative to the United Nations, United States:
“We remain committed to diplomacy, as this is the only path toward a sustainable peace on the Korean Peninsula. We stand ready to engage in diplomacy without preconditions and urge the DPRK to return to dialogue. The Security Council must take seriously its responsibility to counter these activities, which threaten international peace and security and undermine the global nonproliferation regime. It is time to unite and restore the Council’s voice on this threat and to take action in addressing the DPRK threat.”
33. Wide shot Security Council Stakeout
UN senior official Khaled Khiari told Security Council today (13 Jul) that the launch of Hwasong-18 intercontinental ballistic missile on 12 July by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) represents a “serious risk to international civil aviation and maritime traffic.”
This was the DPRK’s second launch of its new solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile. As it was previously briefed to the Council, the Assistant Secretary-General for Middle East, Asia and the Pacific, Khaled Khiari said that the solid-propellant missiles do not need to undergo fuelling prior to launch and thus can be launched more quickly than liquid-propellant missiles.
Echoing the Secretary-General, he condemned the DPRK’s launch of yet another ballistic missile of intercontinental range.
He emphasized the importance of re-establishing communication channels, “particularly those between military entities, and exercising maximum restraint. It is critical to avoid an unintended escalation.”
Khiari also highlighted once more his concerns regarding the humanitarian situation in the DPRK.
He said, “the United Nations is ready to assist the DPRK in addressing basic needs of its vulnerable populations.”
In conclusion, Khiari stressed that “the unity of the Security Council on the DPRK is essential to ease tensions and overcome the diplomatic impasse. The primary responsibility for international peace and security rests with this Council.”
Shino Mitsuko, Chargé d’affaires of Japan to the United Nations also spoke at the Council.
She said, “Japan condemns in the strongest possible terms, North Korea's dangerous act and wishes to remind the international community that this is a clear violation of international law and constitutes a threat to peace and security.”
Ambassador Shino also said, “Japan once again, urges North Korea to immediately and fully comply with all relevant Resolutions, and to resume substantive dialogue with the countries concerned towards complete denuclearization.”
She reiterated, “The path to dialogue remains open.”
Chinese Ambassador Zhang Jun said, “it is NATO itself that really needs to do some serious soul searching,” explaining that “contrary to its claim to be a regional organization, NATO breaks through the geographical scope, stipulating by its own treaty by projecting its power across the whole globe and advancing eastward into the Asia Pacific, thus bringing more negative and destructive impacts to regional and even global security.”
Ambassador Zhang continued, “NATO calls itself a defensive alliance, however, it encourages its members to continuously increase military expenditure, carry out military activities around the world and constantly expanding their power across borders and provoke confrontation.”
He also said, “NATO claims to defend the rules-based international order, but it has repeatedly violated international law and basic norms, governing international relations, interfered in other country's internal affairs, it ignited multiple wars, bombed the diplomatic establishment, killed innocent civilians and left a dirty trail wherever it travels, some individual NATO members practice double standards, promoting nuclear sharing, and nuclear alliance and further aggravate regional tensions.”
The Chinese Ambassador said, “As attested by countless facts, the real troublemaker is NATO.”
North Korean Ambassador Kim Song said, “Our test fire of a new type of ICBM Hwasong-18 is a warranted exercise of the right to self-defence, to deter the dangerous military moves of the hostile forces and to safeguard the security of our State and peace in the region without interfere.”
He also said, “The United States and South Korea, military exercise that involving nuclear effort under the very dangerous and unrealistically aim of in of the region, of a sovereign State constitute a risk act to spark a nuclear war in the Korean Peninsula.”
The North Korean Ambassador concluded, “At the present, the Security Council is taking a very dangerous path under the influence of the high handedness and arbitrariness with United States and its few followers. It is out right act of ignoring the DPRK’s sovereignty to take issue with our legitimate exercise of the right to self-defence alone.”
Hwang Joon Kook, Ambassador of the Republic of Korea said his country condemns “in the strongest possible terms the DPRK’s repeated ballistic missile launches, including its ICBM launch on July 12 local time.”
He said, “It is deplorable that the Security Council has remained silent in the face of DPRK’s repeated reckless behavior. It is a perfect example of its total disregard for international norms, as well as a brazen mockery of the functioning of the Security Council.”
Ambassador Kook reiterated that “the door for dialogue remains wide open.”
He concluded, “We once again strongly urge the DPRK to immediately cease its destabilizing actions and respond to our repeated calls for serious dialogue.”
After the Council’s meeting, US Ambassador Jeffrey DeLaurentis delivered a joint statement on behalf of Albania, Ecuador, France, Japan, Malta, the Republic of Korea, Switzerland, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
The countries condemned in the strongest possible terms the DPRK’s launch of its second solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) this year.
Ambassador DeLaurentis said, “the Council cannot continue to be silent in the face of these provocations, and we must send a clear and collective signal to the DPRK—and all proliferators—that this behavior is unlawful, destabilizing, and will not be normalized.”
The countries called on all Member States to “fully and faithfully implement all relevant Security Council resolutions. This includes preventing the DPRK from evading sanctions to advance its unlawful WMD and ballistic missile programs and associated global procurement network.”
They also called all Member States to “confront illicit DPRK revenue generation and malicious cyber activities that finance the DPRK government’s unlawful and destabilizing actions. We urge the DPRK to abandon its unlawful WMD and ballistic missile programs, and instead to use its resources to improve the lives of the people in the DPRK.”
Ambassador DeLaurentis reiterated, “We remain committed to diplomacy, as this is the only path toward a sustainable peace on the Korean Peninsula. We stand ready to engage in diplomacy without preconditions and urge the DPRK to return to dialogue.”
He said, “ The Security Council must take seriously its responsibility to counter these activities, which threaten international peace and security and undermine the global nonproliferation regime. It is time to unite and restore the Council’s voice on this threat and to take action in addressing the DPRK threat.”
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