North Korea's Foreign Ministry: "Fully Reject and Strongly Respond to UN North Korea Human Rights Resolution"

"South Korea, Acting as the U.S. Human Rights Vanguard... Malicious Attempt to Overturn Ideology and System"

Third Committee of the United Nations General Assembly.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Jang Hee-jun] North Korea recently expressed its stance of not recognizing the North Korea human rights resolution passed at the UN General Assembly Third Committee and vowed to respond strongly.

On the 18th, the Korean Central News Agency reported that Jo Chol-su, Director of the International Organizations Department of the North Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs, responded to a question from a KCNA reporter by stating, "The Democratic People's Republic of Korea does not recognize the 'human rights resolution,' which is a product of the illegal and outrageous hostile policy against the DPRK by the United States and its followers, and completely rejects it."

He added, "We will do everything to safeguard national sovereignty and national interests from the hostile acts of the United States and its followers and to promote the genuine human rights of the people," emphasizing, "We will thoroughly and strongly respond to the hostile forces' anti-Republic 'human rights' slanderous acts."

He first claimed, "Just because the 'human rights resolution' fabricated by hostile forces was adopted under coercion does not mean it reflects the universal views and positions of the international community on the actual human rights situation in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea."

He also pointed out that China, Russia, Cuba, and others expressed opposition to the human rights resolution, stating, "(This) proves that the 'human rights resolution' has nothing to do with the actual purpose of guaranteeing and improving human rights, but is merely a means to realize the impure political intentions of the United States and Western countries."

He further argued that the United States, failing to achieve its goals through sanctions and military threats, is mobilizing its followers to launch a human rights offensive.

In particular, he added, "Since the Yoon Seok-yeol puppet traitor faction came to power, South Korea has become the United States' 'human rights' vanguard, clearly showing that the 'human rights resolution' is a product of hostile forces' impure intentions to overthrow our ideology and system through vile and conspiratorial methods."

Earlier, on the 16th, the North Korea human rights resolution was passed by consensus at the UN General Assembly's human rights committee. The resolution included language expressing serious concern over reports of inhumane treatment and summary executions of foreign nationals inside and outside North Korean territory and urged families of victims and relevant organizations to provide all related information.

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