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Choi Su Hon

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first: 1994-09-24
most recent: 1996-09-24
sittings or episodes: 3
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“We express solidarity with the just cause of the Cuban people to lift the blockade against Cuba, and, with the Latin American people in their endeavours for peace and prosperity in their region. We will continue as before to develop relations of friendship and cooperation with all countries of the world on the basis of ideas of independence, peace and friendship and will endeavour to fulfil the obligations entrusted to us in the achievement of the common cause of humankind for world peace and security under the wise leadership of the great leader Comrade Kim Jong Il. The delegation of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea will make sincere efforts towards the successful outcome of the debates on the agenda items before this session of the General Assembly.”
1996-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 51 (1996)
“We express our appreciation to the Asian countries in their efforts to ensure peace and stability and to achieve common prosperity in their regions. It is good that the Asia-Europe meeting, held early in 1996, agreed upon the strengthening of economic links and cooperation between the continents. We support the Arab and Syrian people in their effort to strengthen unity and cooperation, and to achieve a fair and comprehensive resolution of the Middle-East question, including the Palestinian issue, and we express solidarity with the Libyan people in their struggle to defend the sovereignty of their country. We appreciate the efforts of the Organization of African Unity to resolve social and economic issues and disputes in the African region.”
1996-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 51 (1996)
“The Government of our Republic, which regards the man-centred Juche idea as its guiding idea, is providing all its people with political, economic and cultural rights and legally protecting the lives and dignity of human beings. We reject the politicization of human rights, which abuses the “question of human rights” in order to infringe upon the sovereignty of other countries, and we oppose all forms of terrorism jeopardizing human lives, as well as any activities encouraging or assisting terrorist acts. Today, all justice-loving and peace-loving countries and nations are making active efforts to establish a new world order and equitable international economic relations for the twenty-first century.”
1996-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 51 (1996)
“We consider that reform of the United Nations in the fields of social and economic development should be directed towards strengthening the agencies responsible for development cooperation under the United Nations system, thereby contributing to accelerating the implementation of the declarations and action plans for the development of developing countries. The application of “selectivity”, which relates development cooperation and technology transfer to questions of “human rights” and “terrorism”, should no longer be tolerated, and measures such as economic sanctions should be eliminated to ensure the economic development of Member States and regions.”
1996-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 51 (1996)
“23 The question of social and economic development is directly linked with international peace and security, and its resolution is therefore one of the important tasks before the United Nations. We hope that agreement will soon be reached on issues with regard to the implementation of the commitment to official development assistance and the alleviation of external debt, thereby facilitating the completion of the Agenda for Development at the earliest possible date in the Ad Hoc Open-Ended Working Group on an Agenda for Development.”
1996-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 51 (1996)
“However, the military collusion between the United States and Japan is being intensified, and furthermore, the United States, Japan and South Korea are becoming less disguised in their attempt to build up a tripartite military alliance by repeatedly launching joint military exercises in this region on the pretext of North Korea’s so-called invasion. In particular, the arms race is further accelerated because the Japanese authorities are resorting to the unreasonable policy of trying to become a military super- Power, building up their arms and developing nuclear weapons. We strongly urge the Japanese authorities to end their confrontational acts against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, including an arms build-up under the veil of an “immediate response in case of emergency”.”
1996-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 51 (1996)
“Despite the end of the cold war, regional, religious and ethnic disputes are being further aggravated in various parts of our planet, and consequently world peace and security are gravely disturbed and peoples are suffering from untold misfortunes resulting from them. It is our consistent stand that disputes between countries and nations should be settled immediately through dialogue and negotiation in the interests of the parties concerned and in conformity with international peace and security. At present, the maintenance of peace and security in North-East Asia is one of the most vitally important problems. In order to ensure peace and security in North- East Asia, the arms race and any attempt aimed at fostering military collusion with outside forces should be brought to an end.”
1996-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 51 (1996)
“Japan is taking advantage of the proposed enlargement of the permanent membership of the Security Council by attempting to become a permanent member even though, as a defeated State of the Second World War, it has failed to make an appropriate apology or provide compensation for its war crimes but, instead, is trying to justify them after more than half a century has passed. This makes a mockery of Member States, particularly the Asian countries. Disarmament — especially nuclear disarmament — remains one of the most important problems for the maintenance of international peace and security. We believe that the nuclear-weapon States should provide negative security assurances to the non-nuclear-weapon States, commit themselves to the non-use of nuclear weapons, and draw up and implement a timetable for their complete abolition.”
1996-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 51 (1996)
“In this regard, our delegation considers that it is possible for Member States to agree upon, above all, issues such as offsetting the imbalance in regional distribution through an increase of more than 10 seats in the non-permanent membership of the Security Council, to be allocated among the regions of Asia, Africa and Latin America, and through providing the countries concerned, including the parties to disputes, with access to informal consultations of the Security Council.”
1996-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 51 (1996)
“There are a number of issues to be resolved in restructuring the Security Council, and we consider it reasonable to proceed with the restructuring gradually, based on the principle of first finding issues on which agreement can be reached and achieving consensus on each of them. From this viewpoint, we believe that consensus may be reached on issues concerning the enlargement of the non-permanent membership of the Security Council and the improvement of its working methods, both of which have already been agreed upon in principle by Member States.”
1996-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 51 (1996)
“We consider that issues relating to international peace and security should be brought directly to the General Assembly for deliberation, and that a new system should be established to endorse Security Council resolutions on the use of force, sanctions and peace-keeping operations. Such measures would enable the Security Council to give full consideration to the interests of Member States and thus prevent the adverse effects suffered by many countries as a result of the implementation of Security Council resolutions. The restructuring of the Security Council is the most essential element in the democratization of the United Nations.”
1996-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 51 (1996)
“The United Nations should, first of all, be restructured into a democratized Organization. The restructuring of the United Nations should be undertaken in a way that will fully represent the interests of developing countries, which form the majority of United Nations Member States, and also ensure the exercise of their sovereignty in the process of resolving major international issues. Only when the United Nations is restructured will it be able to do its part in the maintenance of international peace and security and ensure democracy and impartiality in its activities. The priority for the democratization of the United Nations is to enhance the authority of the General Assembly, the body in which all Member States are represented equally.”
1996-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 51 (1996)
“We will make every effort to ensure peace and security on the Korean peninsula and in the region of North-East Asia. On this occasion, I wish to express my deep gratitude to the Governments of various countries, the affiliated organs and specialized agencies of the United Nations system, including the Department of Humanitarian Affairs, non-governmental organizations, and individuals for their moral, material and humanitarian assistance and encouragement to our people, which have been provided in the hope of removing, as quickly as possible, the damage caused in recent years by successive natural disasters. In order to eliminate the legacies of the cold-war era, which has been negated by history, and to enable all 22 countries and nations to exercise their sovereignty on an equal footing, international society should be democratized.”
1996-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 51 (1996)
“For the full implementation of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea-United States Framework Agreement, which is aimed at the fundamental resolution of the nuclear issue on the Korean peninsula, the United States should, among other things, fulfil its obligations, including lifting economic sanctions against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea; and the present Democratic People's Republic of Korea-United States relationship of confrontation should be transformed into a relationship based on trust. There is also a need for several other countries pursuing unfriendly policies towards the Democratic People's Republic of Korea to change their attitudes, which would certainly be conducive to facilitating a resolution of the issue.”
1996-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 51 (1996)
“This stark fact presents a vivid illustration of the fact that the “US-ROK Joint Command” is usurping the helmets of United Nations forces and the name of the United Nations. In the past two years since the adoption of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea-United States Framework Agreement, we have been sincerely fulfilling our obligations under the Agreement, as we have shown by freezing all of our nuclear facilities.”
1996-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 51 (1996)
“On the other hand, the United Nations should take its own measures, without delay, to retrieve its name and flag from United States troops in South Korea, thus helping to establish a new peace arrangement on the Korean peninsula. The existence of the United Nations Command in South Korea constitutes a legal obstacle to turning the state of armistice into a durable peace and terminating the cold war on the Korean peninsula. The United Nations Command was not established by a United Nations resolution. It is only a product of the cold-war era, which came into existence through the abuse of the name of the United Nations. The United Nations Command has moved towards dissolution without any United Nations resolutions during the post-war period, and consequently only United States troops remain there today.”
1996-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 51 (1996)
“There is no doubt that the conclusion of an interim agreement between the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and the United States will constitute a breakthrough for the negotiations on the signing of an agreement aimed at the maintenance of a durable peace, and it will, in turn, eventually lead to the creation of an atmosphere favourable for the implementation of the Agreement on Reconciliation, Non-Aggression and Exchanges and Cooperation, between the North and South, adopted by the North and South of Korea. If the United States is truly interested in the maintenance of peace on the Korean peninsula, as it mentioned while proposing the “four-party talks”, it should be willing to withdraw United States troops from South Korea.”
1996-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 51 (1996)
“The United States and South Korean authorities, however, replied to our peace-loving proposal by aggravating tensions with large-scale war exercises and an arms build-up on the Korean peninsula. This situation urgently requires the establishment of a legitimate channel for contacts between military personnel, with a view to preventing accidental armed conflicts and the recurrence of war. It is on the basis of this consideration that the Democratic People's Republic of Korea proposed to the United States working negotiations for talks relating to the conclusion of the interim agreement, and the establishment of an interim mechanism responsible for its implementation, between the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and United States military authorities, the real parties to the Korean Armistice Agreement.”
1996-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 51 (1996)
“It also advanced in February of this year an epoch-making proposal to conclude an interim agreement 21 between the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and the United States, a proposal that delineates in detail a new peace arrangement that takes account of the United States policy towards Korea and the present status of Democratic People's Republic of Korea-United States bilateral relations. The interim agreement may include issues concerning the management of the Military Demarcation Line and Demilitarized Zone; ways of addressing cases of armed conflict and accidents; the composition, duties and terms of reference of a joint military body; and other issues related to the maintenance of security and order.”
1996-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 51 (1996)
“Since the Armistice Agreement, signed in 1953, and the Military Armistice Commission, the executive body of the Agreement, remain paralysed by unilateral measures on the part of the United States, the establishment of a new peace arrangement is imperative in order to avert the danger of accidental conflicts, and for the maintenance of security on the Korean peninsula. Accordingly, in April 1994 the Government of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea advanced a proposal for the establishment of a new peace arrangement to replace the outdated system of Korean armistice in ensuring peace and security on the Korean peninsula.”
1996-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 51 (1996)
“In view of current realities in the North and South of Korea, characterized by different ideas and systems, national reunification through confederation is the only way to achieve a great national unity independently and peacefully, on the principle of neither side conquering or being conquered by the other. It is quite natural that the proposal for national reunification through confederation set forth by Comrade Kim Il Sung, the fatherly leader of our people, enjoys worldwide support. The pressing issue in the realization of national reunification through confederation on the Korean peninsula is the establishment of a new institutional mechanism for easing tensions and ensuring peace and security.”
1996-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 51 (1996)
“It is the greatest fortune and happiness for our people to have the respected Comrade Kim Jong Il, the outstanding politician and iron-willed brilliant Commander, as the supreme leader of the Party and State and the Supreme Commander of the revolutionary armed forces. Under the wise leadership of the great leader Comrade Kim Jong Il, our people will make their country prosperous and realize the fatherly leader's lifelong teachings on reunification, convinced of the victory of our style of socialism. We hold that the question of national reunification should also be settled in the interests of the Korean nation in the context of the maintenance of international peace and security, based on the specific conditions of our country.”
1996-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 51 (1996)
“The Juche philosophy, created by the fatherly leader Comrade Kim Il Sung, the founding father of our socialist Korea, and our independent policy, based on this philosophy, have been credibly followed by the great leader Comrade Kim Jong Il. The great leader Comrade Kim Jong Il has guided wisely all the affairs of our Party, State and army for more than three decades, and thus has consolidated and developed our unique style of socialism into an indestructible one. The leader and the people are firmly united in one idea and will, and the independent policy based on the Juche idea has deep roots in our territory. As a result, there has been neither a political vacuum nor instability in our society, and our style of socialism is advancing vigorously, regardless of what others may say.”
1996-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 51 (1996)
“The Juche idea, based on the philosophical principle that man is the master of everything and decides everything, regards the popular masses as the driving force of the socio-historical movement, and identifies the people’s struggle for independence, sovereignty and development as the way to realize their independence. We have carried out our independent policy on the basis of the Juche idea, relying on the strength of our own people. In international relations, we have firmly adhered to the principle of not infringing upon the sovereignty of others and of not having our own sovereignty violated. At a time when international relations and the situation are becoming increasingly complicated, it becomes ever more important for a small country like ours firmly to maintain an independent stand.”
1996-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 51 (1996)
“For the Korean people, the last half-century has been a period of struggle and progress in their efforts to consolidate and develop our style of socialism and to reunify the divided country despite all kinds of challenges and difficulties. Though caught in the vortex of the complex and fluctuating international situation surrounding the Korean peninsula, the Korean people have been able to march forward continuously along the road to socialism — which they themselves chose — without any vacillation, disappointment or vicissitude, despite the fact that on an untrodden and poorly paved path, every step is difficult. This has been possible because they have firmly maintained independence in all domains of state-building on the basis of the Juche idea, the political philosophy of the Korean people.”
1996-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 51 (1996)
“The building of a new world free from all forms of domination and subjugation, and aggression and war has long been the common and cherished aspiration of the world’s peoples. However, domination and subjugation, and subordination and inequality still predominate in international relations — even today, after the end of the cold war — and this constitutes a great challenge to the 20 realization of world peace and security and the democratization of international society. Recent developments in the international arena are eloquent proof of the fact that every country should firmly maintain its independence in order to safeguard its national dignity and rights and to build a free and prosperous world.”
1996-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 51 (1996)
“I should like first of all, on behalf of the delegation of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, to congratulate Mr. Razali Ismail on his election as President. We are pleased that Malaysia, an Asian country, has assumed the presidency of the fifty-first session of the General Assembly. We believe that the rich experience he has gained in the course of dealing with international issues will crown the current session with good results. I should also like to express my gratitude to Mr. Diogo Freitas do Amaral of Portugal, the former President, for his great contribution to the success of the previous session of the General Assembly. My appreciation also goes to the Secretary-General, Mr. Boutros Boutros-Ghali, for his efforts devoted to strengthening the United Nations.”
1996-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 51 (1996)
“True to the lifetime teachings of the fatherly leader Comrade Kim Il Sung, and under the wise leadership of the respected supreme leader Comrade Kim Jong Il, the Government of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea will continue as before its steadfast commitment to independence, to uniting with the peoples of all the countries of the world advocating independence, to strengthening further ties of friendship and cooperation with them, and to carrying through faithfully its duties in the accomplishment of the common cause of humankind for world peace and security. The delegation of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea wishes to assure the Assembly that, together with various other delegations, it will exert its sincere efforts towards successful debates on the agenda items placed before this session of the General Assembly.”
1995-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 50 (1995)
“The independence, peace and friendship advanced by the great leader Comrade Kim Il Sung in his lifetime and now being implemented by the respected supreme leader Comrade Kim Jong Il are the cornerstone and principle of the Government’s foreign policy, and its correctness and vitality have already been powerfully demonstrated in actual practice. Independence is vital to the life of our Republic and the key factor in its domestic and foreign policies. The independent policy of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea not only guarantees the unique character and stability of our own-style Socialist system, but also makes a substantial contribution to peace and security in north- east Asia and the rest of the world.”
1995-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 50 (1995)
“The Government of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and the Korean people extends, and will continue to extend in the future, active support and solidarity to the peoples of all the countries in the world in their efforts to build a new society and independent world against all forms of domination and subjugation. I would like to take this opportunity to express our deep thanks to the United Nations organs, specialized agencies and non-governmental organizations, including the United Nations Department of Humanitarian Affairs, and to various Governments for the humanitarian steps they have all taken in connection with the recent flood damage in our country. The foreign policy of the Government of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea remains unchanged.”
1995-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 50 (1995)
“We support the Arab peoples in their struggle for a fair and comprehensive resolution of the Middle East question, including the Palestinian issue, and the African peoples in their efforts for independent development of their countries, overcoming all social and economic difficulties. We extend our active support and encouragement to the Cuban people in their just cause in favour of firmly safeguarding the country’s sovereignty and the gains of socialism, and express our solidarity with the peoples of Latin America in their endeavours towards peace and prosperity in their region. We support the people of the non-aligned and other developing countries in their efforts to achieve social and economic development and establish an equitable international political and economic order.”
1995-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 50 (1995)
“We consider that disputes among countries and nations should be resolved peacefully through dialogue and negotiations in conformity with the interests of the peoples of the countries concerned. Today, all the justice- and peace-loving countries and nations in the world are dynamically struggling to create a new independent world, overcoming all challenges and difficulties, looking ahead to the twenty- first century from the heights of the present vibrant era. 9 We actively support the just cause of the peoples of the members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in favour of peace, stability and common prosperity in their region, and the just cause of all other Asian peoples in favour of building a new, independent and prosperous Asia.”
1995-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 50 (1995)
“Today, the non-aligned and other developing countries are working hard to achieve South-South cooperation and establish the South-South economic order. The United Nations should accord priority to the resolution of development issues and take concrete steps to help establish fair and equitable international economic relations that will assist the developing countries in their development efforts and encourage South-South cooperation. At present, the national independence and sovereignty of several countries are ruthlessly trampled underfoot in different parts of the globe, and disputes and conflicts, both religious and ethnic as well as region-wide, which in some cases escalate into catastrophic wars, continue unabated. It is, indeed, painful to see that peace and security are tattered and people are falling victim to disasters.”
1995-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 50 (1995)
“It is, indeed, encouraging to note that the preparation of the Agenda for Development that began at the initiative of the developing countries, with a view to the enhancement of the functions and role of the United Nations in the field of development, is now in the home stretch. If the Agenda for Development is to contribute substantially to the development efforts of the developing countries, it should be directed primarily towards the establishment of equitable international economic relations and the removal of gaps between the rich and the poor — between the North and the South. At the same time, we should not allow any attempts to use this development issue as a means to interfere in the internal affairs of other countries by relating it to the so- called protection of human rights.”
1995-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 50 (1995)
“The continuing pursuit by the nuclear- weapon States of their respective monopolies of nuclear- weapons capability only keeps alive the danger to us of nuclear wars and nuclear proliferation. The nuclear-weapon States must turn around and measure up to the desire and aspiration of humankind to live in peace on this planet by carrying through the universal and complete abolition of nuclear weapons in line with the present-day trends in favour of the establishment of nuclear-weapon-free and peace zones. Today, the question of development has assumed a very serious dimension for the absolute majority of the developing countries.”
1995-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 50 (1995)
“For a resolution of the Security Council adopted on behalf of the United Nations and calling for sanctions or the use of force against its Member States to come into force, the resolution will have to be approved by more than two thirds of the Member States at the General Assembly. Disarmament, especially nuclear disarmament, is still one of the most important problems placed before the United Nations. A number of signs of progress in the field of disarmament have emerged since the end of the cold war. However, the process of nuclear-weapons reduction is still moving at a snail’s pace, and the concept of what approach should be taken to the existence of nuclear weaponry remains elusive.”
1995-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 50 (1995)
“A country like Japan which has not apologized enough for, and wiped the slate clean of, its past wrongdoings is not entitled to become a permanent member of the Security Council. Another point is that the veto rights of the permanent members of the Security Council should be abrogated. The removal of the veto system will mean removing the major stumbling-block to the democratization of the United Nations and the elimination of the legacies of the cold-war era that have encouraged hegemonistic and high-handed actions by a minority of big Powers. At the same time, the power and authority of the Security Council should be curtailed, while the General Assembly should be given more power, and open access to all the work of the Security Council should be available, including to its informal consultations.”
1995-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 50 (1995)
“Many countries in the world today are fully justified in their call for the restructuring and democratization of the United Nations. The United Nations will not be able to fulfil its own mission and role unless it adapts to the 8 changes of the times, lives up to the aspirations of humankind and overhauls some impractical structures and authority. The restructuring of the Security Council is most essential for the democratization of the United Nations. One of the key points in the expansion of Security Council membership is to accord priority to the developing countries that form an absolute majority of the United Nations membership, and apply the principle of equal regional distribution with due consideration given to the number of countries in each region.”
1995-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 50 (1995)
“Still worse, intolerable events have occurred which ignore the desire of the developing countries and violate their interests. The United Nations should refrain from any acts running counter to the principle of international justice and fairness in its activities and, moreover, should not unjustly apply double standards that enable certain countries to abuse the United Nations in pursuing their own political purposes. The United Nations should respect the sovereignty and interests of the small countries and treat all countries on an equal footing, and should prove itself worthy of its prestige as a world body that substantially contributes to world peace and security, to the economic development of each country and to the greater welfare of peoples.”
1995-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 50 (1995)
“In conformity with the purposes and principles enshrined in its Charter, the United Nations should make a substantial contribution to the efforts of all countries and nations to safeguard national independence and sovereignty and to build a new, free and peaceful world without any forms of domination or subjugation. An important priority in the fulfilment by the United Nations of its own mission and role is to make sure that the application of the principle of international justice and fairness is in place. International justice and fairness are vital to the United Nations activities. However, a minority of big Powers are exercising their privileged rights and behaving themselves in a high-handed manner, in opposition to the United Nations Charter, while a majority of small and weak nations are denied their well-deserved positions.”
1995-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 50 (1995)
“I would like to take this opportunity to express our profound thanks to the Heads of State and Government and the peoples of various countries for their support, encouragement and firm solidarity with the Korean people in their just cause of peace on the Korean peninsula and Korea’s peaceful reunification. Today, on its fiftieth anniversary, the United Nations is faced with heavy tasks if it is to work more actively and effectively for the consolidation of world peace and security, the advancement of social and economic development, and the common prosperity of humankind.”
1995-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 50 (1995)
“The establishment of a new peace arrangement on the Korean peninsula is a matter that deserves the due attention of the United Nations, which has to work hard to do its part in promoting the arrangement’s realization. This is the only logical course both in terms of wiping clean the slate of the past unsavory relationship of the United Nations with the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, a dignified United Nations Member State, and in the light of implementing resolution 3390 B (XXX), calling for the dissolution of the United Nations Command and replacement of the Armistice Agreement with a peace agreement. The United Nations should do all it can to boldly eliminate the old legacy of the cold-war era and to help establish a new peace arrangement on the Korean peninsula.”
1995-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 50 (1995)
“There will be no complicated problems that cannot be resolved smoothly if international commitments are implemented as sincerely as the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea has done. The point at issue is how the United States will go about proceeding down the road, and we are closely following the course of its actions. If the United States remains as sincere in its approach as it was during its discussions with the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea on the nuclear issue, the issues relating to the establishment of a new peace arrangement on the Korean peninsula will certainly be resolved smoothly. The continuation of the armistice status in Korea still ties down the relationship between the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and the United Nations to continuing belligerency.”
1995-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 50 (1995)
“We have honored our commitment by freezing our graphite-moderated reactors and their related facilities, and in return the United States has been working towards progress with respect to the light-water reactor project to be provided to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and a number of other agreed areas. The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea has, in fact, fully implemented its obligations under the Agreed Framework between the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and the United States, and this, indeed, goes far beyond the obligations to be fulfilled by a State signatory to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons under the Safeguards Agreement with the International Atomic Energy Agency.”
1995-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 50 (1995)
“This in turn will facilitate the smooth implementation of the inter-Korean agreement and prove helpful in stabilizing the situation in North-East Asia and the Pacific as well. When both the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and the United States work together with mutual trust, they can resolve those issues that still remain outstanding on the Korean peninsula. This has been proved by the process of resolving the so-called nuclear issue on the Korean peninsula, about which the world community had once been deeply concerned. 7 The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and the United States signed the Agreed Framework in Geneva in October of 1994, and since then they have both been taking practical steps to implement it.”
1995-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 50 (1995)
“This process cannot be delayed any longer, both in view of the contemporary trend shifting towards peace and détente and away from confrontation and in the current context of the implementation of the Agreed Framework between the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and the United States. The United States must fulfil its responsibility and role in working out a new peace arrangement that will replace the system of armistice, a typical cold-war-era legacy still existing on the Korean peninsula. Once legal and institutional mechanisms for such a peace arrangement are in place between the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and the United States, the tension on the Korean peninsula will be defused drastically.”
1995-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 50 (1995)
“In this regard, as we have made clear more than once, the outdated system of the Korean armistice should be replaced with a new peace arrangement between the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and the United States, which is primarily responsible for peace on the Korean peninsula. The north and south of Korea adopted the Agreement on Reconciliation, Non- Aggression, Cooperation and Exchanges between the South and the North in December 1991, which is a de facto, written, inter-Korean peace arrangement. All that the north and south have to do is put into operation such a peace arrangement that commits both sides to non- aggression. What remains to be done now is for the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to establish a new peace arrangement with the United States, which holds the real military commanding power in South Korea.”
1995-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 50 (1995)
“Last year the United States Department of State urged on two occasions that South Korean authorities abolish their National Security Law, and many delegates called for its abolition at meetings of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights. There is no justification whatsoever for the maintenance of the National Security Law, which is anachronistic and evil. For dialogue and contacts, free travel and exchanges between the north and the south of Korea, all legal and physical barriers, such as the National Security Law and the concrete wall dividing the Korean peninsula, should be removed at an early date. The top priority on any agenda for ensuring peace and security and hastening national reunification on the Korean peninsula is the establishment of a new peace arrangement.”
1995-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 50 (1995)
“This medieval law is invoked to suppress and persecute a large number of people, including youths and students calling for the democratization of South Korean society and pro-reunification patriots who have visited the north. This has resulted in a total freeze on and blockade of multi-channel dialogues, contacts and exchanges between the north and south. All these facts demonstrate that as long as the National Security Law remains in place, violating human rights ruthlessly and antagonizing the dialogue partners, freedom and democracy are inconceivable in South Korea, and the North-South dialogue and peaceful national reunification will be simply unfeasible. Voices calling for the abolition of the National Security Law can be heard not only in South Korea but also in various other parts of the world.”
1995-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 50 (1995)
“Nevertheless, the South Korean authority still refuses to apologize for this grave, unethical crime, because of which he is denied a seat at any dialogue by the Korean people in both the north and the south, as well as abroad. If the South Korean authorities are sincere in their desire to have dialogue with us, all they have to do first is apologize for the crime they have committed against their fellow countrymen. Another main stumbling-block to the resumption of inter-Korean dialogue and reunification is South Korea’s National Security Law, which defines the fellow countrymen in the north as the enemy and criminalizes any South Korean contacts or dialogue with the people in the North. The National Security Law allows no room at all for elementary rights of democracy and freedom in South Korea today.”
1995-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 50 (1995)