Meetings, such as today’s, aim to pin full responsibility of the deterioration of the security situation in the Korean Peninsula on Pyongyang, he said, stressing that such developments are due to “provocative acts” by Washington, D.C., and its allies, including the amassing of air and intelligence assets, as well as ground troops in the region. Drawing attention to the statement by the Russian Federation’s foreign minister describing Pyongyang’s denuclearization as a “closed” issue, the representative of the European Union stressed: “The DPRK will never be accepted as a nuclear weapon State.” He urged Pyongyang to return to compliance with the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons and sign and ratify the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty without any preconditions or further delay. Meanwhile, Malta’s representative voiced disappointment about the termination of the Panel of Experts, noting that “its absence greatly facilitates violations, with the results we are witnessing today.” That concern was echoed by the delegate of Switzerland, who expressed regret about the Russian Federation’s veto against the renewal of the Panel, which was investigating allegations of illegal arms transfers between Pyongyang and Moscow.
Author: United Nations
Published at: 2024-12-18 23:55:50
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