Tue, April 14, 2009
WASHINGTON, April 13 (Xinhua) -- The Obama administration on Monday welcomed the "clear and united" message sent by the UN Security Council to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) over its recent launch.
In a non-binding statement, the 15-member council "condemns" the April 5 launch by the DPRK, reiterates that the DPRK "must comply fully with its obligations" under resolution 1718 and demands that the country "not conduct any further launch."
"The president welcomes today's clear and united message by the United Nations Security Council condemning North Korea's recent launch of a Taepo-dong 2 Missile," White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said in a statement.
"The international community is united in demanding that North Korea abandon its pursuit of weapons of mass destruction and their means of delivery, and that it refrain from further provocations,"said the spoeksman.
"The United States will continue working with our allies and partners in the Six-Party Talks to achieve the verifiable elimination of North Korea's nuclear weapons program and the reduction of tensions on the Korean Peninsula," he said.
"The important thing is that we deliver a very strong and coordinated response to North Korea," said State Department spokesman Robert Wood, adding that the international community should "use all of our tools available to try to convince the North to come back to the table and continue the process of denuclearization."
The DPRK claimed what it launched last Sunday was a communications satellite.
UNITED NATIONS, April 13 (Xinhua) -- The UN Security Council on Monday adopted a presidential statement on the recent launch by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), saying it is "in contravention of Security Council resolution 1718" and urging the early resumption of the six-party talks.
In a non-binding statement, the 15-member council "condemns" the April 5 launch by the DPRK, reiterates that the DPRK "must comply fully with its obligations" under resolution 1718 and demands that the country "not conduct any further launch."
UNITED NATIONS, April 11 (Xinhua) -- The five permanent members(P5) of the UN Security Council and Japan on Saturday agreed on a draft presidential statement on the rocket launch by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), a senior British diplomat said here. Full story
UNITED NATIONS, April 9 (Xinhua) -- The rocket launch by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) "is a big test for the United Nations Security Council itself," a senior Japanese diplomat said here on Thursday. Full story
BEIJING, April 7 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations should react cautiously to what the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) claimed to be a satellite launch, China's Foreign Ministry said Tuesday.
"We think that the reaction of the UN Security Council should help safeguard the peace and stability of the Korean Peninsula and northeast Asia, as well as help promote the six-party talks," ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu told a regular press conference.
