United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, on
Monday, expressed concerns on the rising tensions over North Korea in recent
weeks.
The Spokesperson to the Secretary-General, Mr Stephane
Dujarric, at a briefing, called on all parties to employ diplomatic options to
resolve the crisis.
“We’re obviously deeply concerned about the rising tensions
that we’ve seen in the Korean Peninsula.
“We call on all to redouble their diplomatic efforts. I
think the latest launch that we saw over the weekend from the DPRK was
troubling.
“We call on the DPRK (North Korea)to take all the steps
necessary to de‑escalate the situation and return to a dialogue on
denuclearization.
“All Security Council resolutions must be fully implemented,
and we note that the Security Council has consistently stated its commitment to
a peaceful, diplomatic, and political solution,” he said.
He noted that the UN used to have a Special Representative
for North Korea, but that the position had not been filled.
“The post has been unfilled for quite some years. But I’m
not aware of any plans to appoint someone, which should not mean that we’re not
watching the situation very carefully.”
Kim In Ryong, North Korea’s Permanent Representative to the UN, also warned against
nuclear war at a news conference.
“The prevailing grave situation proves once again that the
DPRK was entirely just when it increased in every way its military capabilities
for self-defense and pre-emptive attack with a nuclear force as a pivot.
“It has created dangerous situation in which the
thermonuclear war may break out at any moment on the peninsula and pose a
serious threat to the world’s peace and security, to say nothing of those of
northeast Asia,” he said.
Kim said the US President Donald Trump’s deployment of the
Carl Vinson nuclear carrier task group to waters off the Korean Peninsula again
“proves the US reckless moves for invading the DPRK have reached a serious
phase of its scenario”.
The North Korean diplomat stressed that US-South Korean
military exercises being staged now are the largest-ever “aggressive war drill”
aimed at his country.
He warned that North Korea would take toughest counter
actions threatening, “we will hold the US accountable”.
There were reports that North Korea attempted another
missile launch over the weekend but it failed. (NAN)
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