Non-proliferation / Democratic People's Republic of Korea - Security Council, 9820th meeting

Non-proliferation/Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea Faces Security Council Scrutiny Over Military Aid to Russian Federation amid Reports of Troop Deaths

• Categories: Meetings & Events / Security Council
• Video Length: 02:02:23
• Production Date: 18 December 2024
• Asset Language: Arabic; English; French; Russian; Spanish; Chinese; Original
• Personal Subject: ROSEMARY A. DICARLO; LINDA THOMAS-GREENFIELD; SERGIY KYSLYTSYA
• Corporate Name: SECURITY COUNCIL
• Subject Topical: NON-PROLIFERATION; NUCLEAR TEST BAN TREATY; NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT; MILITARY ASSISTANCE; WAR; MILITARY ACTIVITY; MILITARY PERSONNEL; KOREAN QUESTION; NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION; NUCLEAR WEAPONS; BALLISTIC MISSILES; REGIONAL COOPERATION; UKRAINE SITUATION; SANCTIONS
• Geographic Subject: DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; KOREAN PENINSULA; UKRAINE; RUSSIA; RUSSIAN FEDERATION
• MAMS Id: 3329371
• Parent Id: 3324425

Description

Following reports of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s troops killed in the Russian Federation’s war against Ukraine, the Security Council examined growing military ties between Pyongyang and Moscow amid ongoing disputes over sanctions on the North-East Asian country. 

In the ensuing debate, Council members who requested the meeting — France, Japan, Malta, the Republic of Korea, Slovenia, the United Kingdom and the United States — echoed their concerns about the growing Pyongyang-Moscow military cooperation. They underscored that such engagement poses a threat to the region and international security.

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