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STORY: UN/ DPRK
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SOURCE: UNTV
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LANGUAGE: ENGLISH/ NATS
DATELINE: 11 FEBRUARY 2010 NEW YORK CITY / FILE
FILE – UNTV – RECENT 2010, NEW YORK CITY
1. Wide shot, exterior, United Nations headquarters
UNTV – 11 FEBRUARY 2010, NEW YORK CITY
2. Wide shot, Takasu approaches to the microphone
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Yukio Takasu, Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations:
“We very much hope that Lynn Pascoe and also the Secretary-General together with of course the countries within the region, Japan, China, United States, all working in one purpose. That is the purpose to achieve denuclearization through the six-party talks, and I believe that Lynn Pascoe’s message contains this. That is most important thing. We, all of us, send a unified message – there is no other way than to solve the nuclear issue throughout diplomatic means.”
FILE – UNTV – RECENT 2010, NEW YORK CITY
4. Close up, reporter taking notes
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Yukio Takasu, Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations:
“We have to be very clear and strict in terms of the allegations of the member states. Obviously, there is a different regime of sanctions against, existing sanctions. I am talking about DPRK and Iran, and, as far as DPRK concern, 1874 has imposed about very strict embargo including export-import. On the other hand, as far as Iran concerned, the sanctions have not included the export of nuclear goods. In that sense it is not a violation. Of course, we don’t have any confirmation yet that has been destined for Iran. That is a matter of Sanctions Committee with the experts help have to investigate.”
FILE - UNTV – RECENT 2010, NEW YORK CITY
6. Close up, reporter taking notes
UNTV – 11 FEBRUARY 2010, NEW YORK CITY
7. Wide shot, Ambassador Takasu leaves the stakeout
8. Wide shot, cameramen
Following the Security Council briefing on the DPRK (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea) Sanctions Committee today, Japan’s ambassador Yukio Takasu, was asked by the reporters about his expectations regarding United Nation (UN) Special Envoy B. Lynn Pascoe’s current visit to DPRK.
He expressed hope that Pascoe would reaffirm the call for North Korea to return to the six-party talks in order to achieve denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.
Takasu also stressed that there was no other way to solve the nuclear issue than through “diplomatic means.”
Pascoe and his team will be in Pyongyang until Friday, and would then leave for Beijing, Seoul and Tokyo. Today Pascoe had delivered a verbal message from the Secretary-General, as well as a gift, in accordance with standard diplomatic protocol. The gift delivered was a leather-bound copy of the UN Charter in all six official UN languages.
Asked about the recent reports on the Thai cargo that was bound for Iran, he said that it needs to be, very clear and strict in terms of the allegations” of member states. He also noted the difference between DPRK and Iran’s sanctions regimes saying that sanctions against DPRK are stricter than against Iran.
Takasu added that there is no confirmation yet that cargo’s destiny was Iran. “That is a matter of Sanctions Committee with the experts help have to investigate.”
The Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1718 (2006) was established on 14 October 2006 to oversee the relevant sanctions against DPRK.
The sanctions include an arms embargo, a nuclear, ballistic missiles and other weapons of mass destruction programs-related embargo; a ban on the export of luxury goods to the DPRK; and individual targeted sanctions –a travel ban and/or an assets freeze on designated persons and entities.
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