스크랩 Security Council Demands North Korea End Missile Program

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15 July 2006

Security Council Demands North Korea End Missile Program

Council action mandatory, Bolton says

By Judy Aita
Washington File Staff Writer

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton votes on a resolution on the North Korea missile crisis July 15 (© AP/WWP)

United Nations -- The Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution July 15 demanding that North Korea suspend all activities related to its ballistic missile program and requiring U.N. member states to refrain from trading with Pyongyang on missile related goods and technology.

After eleven days of negotiations and waiting for the results of a Chinese diplomatic mission to North Korea, diplomats finally agreed on the wording of a mandatory resolution without specifically referring to Chapter 7 of the U.N. Charter, a term China threatened to veto.  That allowed the Security Council to demonstrate a united front in opposing North Korea's missile program.

U.S. Ambassador John Bolton said that the resolution "sends an unequivocal, unambiguous and unanimous message to Pyongyang:  Suspend your ballistic missile program; stop your procurement of materials related to weapons of mass destruction, and implement your September 2005 commitment to verifiably dismantle your nuclear weapons and existing nuclear programs."

"We hope this resolution will demonstrate to North Korea that the best way to improve the livelihood of its people and end its international isolation is to stop playing games of brinkmanship and restore its missile moratorium, return to the Six-Party Talks, and implement the terms of the Joint Statement from the last round of those talks," Bolton said in formal remarks to the council after the vote.

The resolution also "requires" U.N. member states to prevent the transfer of resources to the North Korean missile program and refrain from procuring missile related items from North Korea, he added.

Japan, which spearheaded the drafting of the resolution, was represented at the formal Security Council meeting by Vice Foreign Minister Shintaro Ito.

The resolution, Ito said, "is a very significant decision on the question of peace and security" in Asia.

With the adoption of the resolution the council acted "swiftly and robustly," the vice minister said.

"The United States expects that the DPRK (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) and all other U.N. member states will immediately act in accordance with the requirement of this resolution," Bolton said.

Bolton called the resolution "a major step forward in the effort to contain North Korea's proliferation efforts."  (See related article.)

The last time the Security Council passed a resolution on North Korea was 1993.  Bolton called the council's statement to the press when North Korea launched a ballistic missile in 1998 a "weak and feckless response."

Bolton noted that it was not only the launching of the seven missiles on July 5 but also North Korea's propensity to proliferate ballistic missile technology that prompted the strong reaction from the council.  "The continued intransigence and defiance of the North Korean leadership demands a strong response," he said.

The resolution, which was co-sponsored by Denmark, France, Greece, Japan, Peru, Slovakia, United Kingdom, and the United States, says that the Security Council is "acting under its special responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security."

It "condemns the multiple launches by the DPRK" and "demands that the DPRK suspend all activities related to its ballistic missile program and . . . re-establish its pre-existing commitment to a moratorium on missile launching."

The resolution, which is legally binding on all U.N. members, requires all states to "exercise vigilance and prevent" the procurement of anything related to North Korea's missile or weapons of mass destruction programs and keep such supplies -- materials, goods, or technology -- from North Korea.

The council said that it will "remain seized of the matter."

Bolton said that if North Korea "wants to get into some technical argument and continue its missile programs, I'm sure we will have something more to say about it."

North Korea's ambassador to the U.N., Pak Gil Yon, said his government "totally rejects" the resolution saying that it represented the effort of "some countries to use the Security Council to put pressure to isolate the DPRK."

Bolton responded saying that North Korea "set a new record" in rejecting the council's resolution less than 45 minutes after it was adopted.

The U.S. ambassador also said that the resolution is a "very, very important political signal for any would-be proliferators."

The Security Council will now move to drafting a resolution dealing with Iran's uranium enrichment program after the failure of diplomatic efforts in that situation.

(The Washington File is a product of the Bureau of International Information Programs, U.S. Department of State. Web site: http://usinfo.state.gov)

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