Government "Regrets UN Vote Against Additional Sanctions on North Korea"

[Asia Economy Reporter Yoo In-ho] The government expressed regret over the failure of the vote on the additional sanctions resolution against North Korea at the United Nations Security Council on the 26th (local time).

Choi Young-sam, spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, stated in a commentary on the 27th, "We deeply regret that the new Security Council resolution on sanctions against North Korea was not adopted despite the majority of Security Council members' approval, amid ongoing provocations of ballistic missile launches by North Korea and the possibility of a nuclear test."

Spokesperson Choi emphasized, "This is the first case of a Security Council resolution on North Korean sanctions being rejected," adding, "It significantly undermines the international community's trust in the Security Council."

He continued, "Security Council members must fulfill their responsible roles to respond to North Korea's violations of Security Council resolutions and achieve denuclearization."

Spokesperson Choi also said, "Our government will closely cooperate with the international community based on the will of the majority of Council members expressed in this vote to ensure that North Korea ceases its violations of Security Council resolutions and returns to the path of denuclearization."

The Security Council put to a vote an additional sanctions resolution against North Korea, which included reducing the cap on petroleum imports to hold North Korea accountable for its intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) launches, but the resolution was rejected.

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