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UK: Statement on recent developments in North Korea (14/04/2009)

by P.J. Blount with the blog faculty

From the UK Foreign & Commonwealth Office:

Statement on recent developments in North Korea (14/04/2009)
FCO Podium, Crown Copyright

A Foreign Office spokesperson made the following statement following the decision by the North Korean authorities to cease co-operation with the IAEA.

“The decision by the North Korean authorities to cease co-operation with the IAEA is completely unjustified.

The statement of the President of the Security Council yesterday, supported by all 15 members of the Council including four of the participants in the Six Party Talks, was a robust but proportionate response to the recent North Korea launch. That launch contravened Security Council Resolution 1718.

There is only one road for North Korea to follow if it wishes to take its full place as a member of the international community. It must comply with its international obligations and, in particular, cooperate fully with the IAEA in ending its nuclear weapons programme. The Six Party Talks offer the best means to that end.”