UN Secretary-General Urges Russia to "Respect Security Council Resolutions"

United Nations Secretary-General Ant?nio Guterres stated on the 13th (local time) that "all countries seeking to cooperate with North Korea" must respect the UN Security Council's sanctions against North Korea. This remark is analyzed as referring to Russia, which discussed plans to support North Korea's weapons in the wake of the North Korea-Russia summit.

At a press conference held at the UN headquarters in New York on the same day, Secretary-General Guterres responded to a question about the summit between North Korean State Affairs Commission Chairman Kim Jong-un and Russian President Vladimir Putin by saying, "Compliance with Security Council resolutions is the most important." The phrase "all countries seeking to cooperate with North Korea" is interpreted as referring to Russia.

Guterres also pointed out that North Korea continues to violate Security Council resolutions, mentioning the surprise launch of two ballistic missiles into the East Sea ahead of the summit.

Earlier, Chairman Kim and President Putin held the North Korea-Russia summit at the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Russia's Amur Oblast. Although specific results of the summit have not yet been disclosed, the international community is on edge as there are concerns that Russia may acquire a large quantity of North Korean weapons in exchange for transferring ballistic missile technology.

According to Interfax news agency, Dmitry Peskov, spokesperson for the Kremlin, confirmed that the question of North Korean troop deployment was not discussed during the summit. He stated that Chairman Kim showed interest in all areas where cooperation with Russia is possible, including health, education, and humanitarian fields, and that President Putin explained Russia's transportation systems such as airports and ports. He also added that there are currently no plans for President Putin to visit North Korea.

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