Kim Gun Talks with Chinese and Russian Ambassadors: "North Korea Must Be Held Accountable"

Kim Gun, Head of the Korean Peninsula Peace Negotiation Headquarters, Talks with Chinese and Russian Ambassadors to South Korea on UN Security Council
"North Korea's Provocations Must Be Held Strictly Accountable"

[Asia Economy Reporter Yoo In-ho] On the 21st, Kim Geon, Head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Office for Peace on the Korean Peninsula, urged the Chinese and Russian ambassadors to South Korea to hold North Korea accountable ahead of the United Nations Security Council open meeting to discuss responses to North Korea's intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) launches.

According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kim Geon spoke separately with Ambassador Xing Haiming and Russian Ambassador Andrey Kulik in the afternoon, stating that at the upcoming Security Council open meeting, the international community must speak with one voice to hold North Korea strictly accountable for its provocations.

Kim requested active cooperation from China and Russia, permanent members of the Security Council, and asked them to play a constructive role in urging North Korea to refrain from further provocations and return to dialogue.

Kim pointed out that North Korea's ICBM launch on the 18th was a clear violation of UN Security Council resolutions and a serious provocation that threatens peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula, in Northeast Asia, and the international community. He emphasized that the UN Security Council and the international community must unite and swiftly take firm countermeasures.

In response, Ambassadors Xing Haiming and Kulik expressed their agreement on the importance of peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula and in the region, reaffirming their commitment to play a constructive role in the peaceful resolution of the Korean Peninsula issue, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported.

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