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Maintenance of peace and security of Ukraine - Security Council, 9767th meeting
Delegates Alarmed over Reported Russian-Democratic People’s Republic of Korea Military Cooperation, Miroslav Jenča, Assistant Secretary-General for Europe, Central Asia and the Americas in the Departments of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and Peace Operations Says Escalating War in Ukraine Will Cause More Suffering.
The Russian Federation’s invasion of Ukraine continues to inflict suffering on civilians, as well as inflame regional and global tensions, a senior United Nations official told the Security Council, as speakers voiced alarm over the reported military cooperation between Moscow and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), with troops from Pyongyang expected to participate in ground operations.
Such reports follow the signing on 19 June, in Pyongyang, of “the Treaty on Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between the Russian Federation and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea” that reportedly outlines cooperation on security and defence-related issues, he said, adding that the treaty was ratified by the lower house of the Russian Parliament, the State Duma, on 24 October.
Noting that previous reports had touched on Pyongyang’s transfer of military supplies, including ballistic missiles and artillery shells, to the Russian Federation, for possible use in its military operations in Ukraine, he stressed: “We urge all relevant actors to refrain from any steps that may lead to spillover and intensification of the war in Ukraine.”
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