DPRK Foreign Ministry Spokesman Clarifies Its Stand on
UNSC's Increasing Threat
Pyongyang, May 29 (KCNA) -- A spokesman for the DPRK Foreign
Ministry issued a statement on Friday as regards the UNSC's threat
to put additional sanctions against the DPRK, terming its
successful nuclear test a violation of the UNSC Resolution
1718.
Over the past several decades, the DPRK has made every possible
effort for the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, but the
U.S., instead of seeking a substantial removal of nuclear threats,
has steadily increased the level of pressure upon the DPRK and it
has eventually brought even the six-party talks to collapse in
wanton violation of the principles of respect for the sovereignty
and sovereign equality, the underlying spirits of the September 19
Joint Statement, over the DPRK's launch of satellite, the
universally recognized right of each state, the statement noted,
and said:
At present, some countries were shocked at the news of the
DPRK's second nuclear test. But an exceptional act has its
exceptional reason.
The recent
nuclear test conducted by the DPRK is the 2054th one on the
earth.
The five
permanent members of the UNSC have conducted 99.99 percent of all
the nuclear tests.
Those countries have posed the biggest nuclear threats to the
world. But they took issue with our first nuclear test, which was
conducted in October 2006 as a self-defensive measure to cope with
increased nuclear threats by the U.S., terming it a "threat to the
international peace" and adopted the sanctions resolution against
the DPRK. This is exactly the UNSC Resolution 1718.
This resolution fabricated by the hypocrites has immediately
invited a total rejection by the DPRK and we still do not recognize
such resolution.
The UNSC with such a record produced the "presidential
statement" on April 14 putting in question only the satellite
launched by the DPRK for the peaceful purpose and put into force
the sanctions under its Resolution 1718 on April 24 only to cause
an unbearable insult to the dignity of our people and gravely
infringe upon the sovereignty of the DPRK.
The DPRK is neither a signatory to the Nuclear Non-proliferation
Treaty nor to the Missile Technology Control Regime or MTCR.
Such being the
case, it has a right to conduct as many nuclear tests or missile
launches as it wants in the event that the supreme interests of the
state are infringed upon. Such self-defensive measures do not run
counter to any other international law.
The UNSC has committed such unprecedented crime as the wanton
infringement upon the right of a sovereign state to explore outer
space for peaceful purposes and, instead of repenting of it, it is
proactive in its outcry to cover up its crime. Under these
circumstances, the DPRK, at this point, would like to draw a clear
line of confrontation which will help clearly state who is to blame
for the future unpredictable development of the situation.
First, the UNSC is involved in its high-handed act which will
never be tolerated and it is the part of the self-defensive
measures of the DPRK to respond to this with its own nuclear test
which we had already made public to the world. There is a limit to
our patience.
It is none other than the U.S. and other forces courting the
U.S. favor who should be held entirely responsible for driving the
situation to such a pass as they took the DPRK's peaceful satellite
launch to the UN to launch a condemnation campaign.
It is what they said to the DPRK that a satellite launch belongs
to an independent right of a sovereign state. But, after our actual
satellite launch, they took sides with the U.S. in its move to
condemn the DPRK.
Those countries remained silent when the large scale nuclear war
exercises such as Key Resolve and Foal Eagle joint military
exercises took place in the depth of the Korean peninsula. But,
When the DPRK was compelled to conduct a nuclear test as a
self-defensive measure, they are united in their voice, condemning
it as "a threat to the regional peace and stability".
It means that they do not like the DPRK to possess what they had
already put in place. In the final analysis, they
mean small countries should obey big countries. The
DPRK, though small in its territory and population, has
self-confidence and grit that it is a politically and militarily
strong country.
Second, we solemnly demanded that the UNSC make an apology for
its crime of having seriously encroached upon the sovereignty of a
sovereign state in gross violation of the Space Treaty and that it
withdraw all its previously-crafted, unfair resolutions and
decisions. Such a demand still remains in force.
As long as the Permanent Five alone invested with veto power and
nuclear weapons have the mandate to identify what constitutes a
"threat to international peace and security", the UNSC is not
supposed to bring their own acts of intimidation into question
indefinitely.
As long as the UNSC fails to respond to the DPRK's just demand,
the DPRK will not recognize any resolution and decision of the UNSC
in the future, too.
Third, if the UNSC will make further provocative actions, this
will inevitably lead to the DPRK's approach towards adopting
stronger self-defensive counter-measures.
The end of the Cold War worldwide works only between big powers,
but a Cold War still persists on the Korean Peninsula.
The UNSC-crafted UN Command itself is a signatory to the Korean
Armistice Agreement.
Any hostile act by the UNSC immediately means the abrogation of
the Armistice Agreement.
The world will
soon find out how the army and people of the DPRK will stand up
against the high-handed and get-it-alone approach of the UNSC in
defending its dignity and sovereignty.
The U.S. is keen on using a catchphrase "Carrot and stick."
It would be
better for the "Donkey" of the U.S. Democratic Party to lick the
carrot.
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