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Kim Song

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2019-09-24
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2022-09-24
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  1. “Since we consider it vital to quarantine thoroughly against COVID-19, the Government has taken comprehensive anti-epidemic measures showing empathy for all and ensuring united action. My delegation believes that as we work to recover from COVID-19, it is important for each country to take anti-epidemic measures suitable to its own particular conditions, with a high sense of responsibility for the lives and safety of its own people. In the face of the protracted global pandemic, which continues to spread, we will reliably safeguard the lives and safety of our people and the well-being of our country by reinforcing the existing anti-epidemic regime with improved measures.”

    2021-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 76 (2021)

  2. “However, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea is never daunted or restricted by circumstances. We are advancing vigorously along the development track we have been aiming for, based on the world’s most stable and solid political environment and through our own efforts overcoming all kinds of disturbing factors and challenges in our path. Thanks to the steady efforts of the Government of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea towards socioeconomic development and improving people’s living standards, we have made proud and valuable progress. Our Government’s current core policy is designed to cope with the global health crisis and climate change with a far-seeing plan and to provide the people with more stable and improved living conditions while sustainably increasing agricultural production.”

    2021-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 76 (2021)

  3. “That reality urgently requires all Member States to find appropriate solutions to our problems while remaining more faithful than ever to the Charter of the United Nations, international law and the fundamental principles of international relations, as well as pooling their political will and efforts and strengthening mutual cooperation. I would first like to highlight the efforts of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea in the areas of fighting the pandemic and socioeconomic development, with a view to contributing actively to our discussion of the theme of this session, on recovering from the global health crisis and building socioeconomic resilience. Owing to external factors, my country’s circumstances are extremely unfavourable compared with others.”

    2021-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 76 (2021)

  4. “Global warming is giving rise to destructive abnormal weather patterns, affecting every part of the world simultaneously and teaching us the serious lesson that no one should turn a blind eye to climate change. To make matters worse, the selfish and unjust behaviour of some Member States and specific forces have ensured that conflicts and ethnic disputes among countries and nations are continuing, with innocent people suffering in many regions of the world, including the Middle East, Africa and South-East Asia. It is no exaggeration to say that the international community is facing its most serious crisis since the founding of the United Nations.”

    2021-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 76 (2021)

  5. “At the outset, I would like to congratulate Mr. Abdulla Shahid on his election as President of the General Assembly at its seventy-sixth session. I am sure that his able stewardship will lead us to great success. In the face of unprecedented challenges and crises, I hope that this session will serve as an important occasion for all States Members of the United Nations to share useful experiences with one another in order to overcome difficulties, promote socioeconomic recovery and open up a new future through hope. The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, which has taken approximately 4.7 million precious lives, continues to rage. It is worsening socioeconomic situations around the globe due to economic stagnation, racial discrimination and the widening gap between rich and poor.”

    2021-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 76 (2021)

  6. “In the same vein, we extend our unwavering support and solidarity to the struggle of the Government and people of Venezuela to safeguard their sovereignty. My delegation would like to take this opportunity to express its heartfelt gratitude to the delegations of the many countries that have extended unflagging support and encouragement to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and consistently accorded attention to the peace and development of the Korean peninsula. The Government of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea will develop and strengthen the bonds of friendship and cooperation with all countries of the world that have a friendly attitude in their respect for our sovereignty. We will work hand in hand with all peace-loving forces of the world to establish a regime of lasting peace on the Korean peninsula.”

    2019-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 74 (2019)

  7. “From that standpoint, my delegation extends its full support and solidarity to the Government and the people of Syria in their strenuous efforts to regain the Syrian Golan occupied by Israel, defend their national sovereignty against the destructive and subversive plots of hostile forces and achieve territorial integrity. We categorically reject the application of the Helms- Burton Act and the economic, trade and financial embargo imposed by hostile forces against Cuba and unreservedly support the efforts of the Cuban people to vigorously push forward with the building of their economy and national defence system. We also support the dynamic external activities of the Communist Party of Cuba and the Government of Cuba towards the expansion and development of their foreign relations.”

    2019-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 74 (2019)

  8. “The Government and the people of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea are now actively striving to fulfil the 2030 Agenda and achieve the SDGs through our vigorous struggle to build a powerful socialist country, uphold the banner of self-reliance, and, in 2020, submit the country’s first voluntary national report on the progress it has made in implementing the SDGs to the United Nations. Practical measures should continuously be taken to actively assist developing countries in their sustainable development efforts by enhancing the roles of United Nations and other organizations within its system in economic and social areas. It is vital for all States Members of the United Nations to create a peaceful environment in which to fulfil the 2030 Agenda and achieve the SDGs.”

    2019-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 74 (2019)

  9. “The improvement of inter-Korean relations can be achieved only when the South Korean authorities put an end to their worship of big Power and their policy of dependence on foreign forces that encroach upon the common interests of the nation and fulfil their responsibility to their nation by implementing the existing inter-Korean declarations in good faith. The theme of the general debate for this session, “Galvanizing multilateral efforts for poverty eradication, quality education, climate action and inclusion”, reflects the most essential points of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to be achieved by the States Members of the United Nations by 2030.”

    2019-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 74 (2019)

  10. “That can be attributed to the double-dealing behaviour of the South Korean authorities, who performed a handshake of peace before the people of the world but behind the scenes introduced ultra-modern offensive weapons and held joint military exercises targeting the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea with the United States. The introduction of the latest offensive weapons and the United States-South Korea joint military exercises targeting the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea constitute flagrant violations and challenges to the implementation of the military agreements outlined in the Panmunjom Declaration, wherein the two sides agreed to completely cease all hostile acts against each other and refrain from building up armed forces.”

    2019-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 74 (2019)

  11. “In our assumption that the United States has had enough time to come up with a calculation method that it can share with us, we have expressed our willingness to sit with the United States for a comprehensive discussion of the issues on which we have deliberated so far. Depending on the outcome, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea-United States negotiations can either become a window of opportunity or an occasion that will hasten a crisis. The historic Panmunjom Declaration on Peace, Prosperity and Reunification of the Korean Peninsula, which was well received by our friends in the north, south and overseas, as well as the international community, when it was submitted to the General Assembly just one year ago, is now at a standstill and has not even advanced to the main phase of its implementation.”

    2019-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 74 (2019)

  12. “However, the relations between the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and the United States have made little progress so far, and the Korean peninsula continues to experience a vicious cycle of increased tension that is entirely attributable to the political and military provocations perpetrated by the United States, which has resorted to its anachronistic hostile policy against the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. In his historic policy speech, Comrade Kim Jong Un, Chairman of the State Affairs Commission, stated his position that the United States needs to put aside its current method of calculation and approach us with a new one, and that we would patiently wait for a courageous decision from the United States.”

    2019-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 74 (2019)

  13. “Under the seasoned leadership of Comrade Kim Jong Un, Chairman of the State Affairs Commission, our people are now making devoted efforts aimed at resolutely overcoming difficulties and challenges and at glorifying our Republic as an independent powerful country — a country of the people, whose ideals are fully realized. The key to consolidating peace and stability and achieving development on the Korean peninsula is in the full implementation of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea-United States joint statement agreed and adopted at the historic summit and talks between the two countries that were held in Singapore in June 2018. More than a year has passed since the adoption of the 12 June Democratic People’s Republic of Korea- United States joint statement.”

    2019-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 74 (2019)

  14. “In his historic policy speech in April, Comrade Kim Jong Un, Chairman of the State Affairs Commission of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, advanced the country’s central tasks at its present stage of consolidating the material foundations of socialism by focusing all its efforts on building the economy and developing an elucidated and reasonable way to ensure peace on the Korean peninsula. The present situation, which is marked by increased hostile acts against our country, demands that we hold higher the banners of self-sufficiency and self-reliance in order to consolidate socialism. We have the solid foundations of a self-supporting economy, reliable scientific and technical strengths, and an invaluable tradition of self-reliance, which are our most precious strategic resources, and we would not trade them for anything.”

    2019-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 74 (2019)

  15. “The Security Council, which shoulders the responsibility of ensuring the maintenance of international peace and security, has been reduced to an instrument serving the strategic interest of a specific country that pursues sanctions, exerts pressure and attempts regime change in specific countries — all in total disregard of international justice. In view of the international situation over the past year, the United Nations must further enhance its role. The prevailing reality wherein principles of respect for sovereignty and sovereign equality are being flagrantly violated stands as a sobering lesson that true peace and security can be achieved only when States possess powerful strength of their own.”

    2019-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 74 (2019)

  16. “Despite the efforts of a large number of States Members of the United Nations, achieving peace and development continues to face serious challenges stemming from the flagrant violation, within the international arena, of the principles of respect for sovereignty and sovereign equality, enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations. Unilateralism, which values strength as the ultimate means for achieving goals, is infringing on the sovereignty of many countries, creating widespread tension in international relations and posing a threat to achieving peace and development.”

    2019-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 74 (2019)

  17. “On behalf of the delegation of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Sir, I would first like to congratulate you on your election as President of the General Assembly at its seventy-fourth session. I express the hope that, under your able guidance, Mr. President, this session will be crowned with a successful outcome. The current session of the General Assembly is being held at a time when the global focus on and demand for achieving world peace and development are increasing at an unprecedented rate. Peace and development — a shared aspiration of the present era — are pillars of the United Nations work and the main goals on which all United Nations activities are predicated.”

    2019-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 74 (2019)