Containing sanctions relief for humanitarian aid such as COVID-19 quarantine
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(Moscow = Yonhap News) Correspondent Yoo Cheol-jong = Russia, which opposed a UN Security Council resolution condemning a series of ballistic missile launches by North Korea earlier this year, urged a diplomatic resolution of the Korean Peninsula issue.
“We consistently support a completely peaceful and diplomatic resolution of all issues on the Korean Peninsula in which all interested parties participate,” Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zaharova said at a regular briefing on the 20th (local time).
He then recalled that Russia and China had already submitted a resolution last year to the UN Security Council to resume political dialogue within the framework of bilateral and six-party processes.
In October last year, Russia, together with China, submitted a resolution to the Security Council to ease sanctions on North Korea in order to provide an opportunity to resume negotiations between the U.S. and North Korea and six-party talks (South Korea, North Korea, the United States, China, Russia, Japan) to resolve the nuclear issue on the Korean Peninsula. have submitted
In particular, in the resolution, Russia urged economic sanctions to be eased so that it can provide humanitarian aid to North Korea, including COVID-19 quarantine materials.
In a separate press release on the 21st, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia introduced the ‘political and humanitarian resolutions on North Korea’ submitted by Russia and China to the Security Council last year and said, “This resolution includes the humanitarian sector and other private sectors not related to North Korea’s nuclear and missile programs. It includes proposals for easing international sanctions against Korea,” he explained.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs continued, “I think that support for North Koreans in the situation of the (COVID-19) pandemic will be a very timely and responsible step by the international community.”
At the same time, he stressed that “adoption of this resolution will help restore trust among interested parties and provide an important impetus for the restoration of political dialogue.”
“Unfortunately, the United States and its European allies have been clinging to policies of sanctions and pressure on North Korea,” the ministry said in a statement.
“This year, we will continue our efforts to advance the two countries’ initiatives to resolve the Korean Peninsula problem, which are included in the 2017 China-Russia ‘Joint Roadmap’ and 2019 ‘Action Plan’ along with the political and humanitarian resolutions proposed by China and Russia.”
On the previous day, Russia, together with China, opposed the adoption of a Security Council resolution condemning North Korea’s ballistic missile launch.
The United States proposed to the North Korea Sanctions Committee under the Security Council to add five persons involved in North Korea’s missile development, which it had independently sanctioned, to the Security Council sanctions target, but China and Russia put it on hold.
The United States also asked the 15 members of the Security Council to approve an abbreviated press statement at the Security Council meeting, but this was rejected as China opposed any kind of statement.
There are resolutions, chairman statements, and press statements depending on the intensity of the expression of the Security Council’s opinion, but even the lowest level of joint response has not been made.
In a joint statement, ambassadors to the United Nations, including the United States, Japan, Britain, and France, condemned North Korea’s recent ballistic missile launch and called for additional sanctions on those involved in missile development.
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