21 Nov (Reuters) – The United States on Monday told the head of the United Nations Security Council that North Korea had launched an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) that could reach the United States mainland last week. He demanded a statement calling for accountability for the missile test.
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas Greenfield said the 15-nation Security Council had one voice, reflecting U.S. accusations that China and Russia were “encouraging” North Korea by obstructing the Council’s actions. He said it was important to deal with
“The blatant obstruction of these two members endangers the Northeast Asian region and the entire world,” she said at a Security Council meeting.
“We will once again offer the Security Council an opportunity to hold North Korea accountable for its dangerous rhetoric and destabilizing behavior. The United States will propose a presidential statement to that end,” she said. by the initials of its official name (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea).
He said the United States “should take the initiative, show sincerity, put forward realistic and feasible proposals, respond positively to the legitimate concerns of the DPRK and turn the dialogue from a formality into a reality as soon as possible.”
“Under the current circumstances, all parties should remain calm, exercise restraint, act and speak with caution, and avoid any actions that may escalate tensions and lead to miscalculation, so as to prevent the situation from falling into a vicious cycle,” Zhang said.
Zhang urged the Security Council to “play a constructive role on this issue” and not always condemn or exert pressure on the DPRK. “Deliberations at the Council should help ease the tensions.” he said.
Russia’s deputy U.N. Ambassador Anna Evstigneeva blamed the North Korean missile tests on military drills by the United States and its allies South Korea and Japan, including the use of strategic bombers.
“It is obvious that Pyongyang’s missile launches are the result of the short-sighted confrontational military activity of the United States being carried out around the DPRK, which harms both its partners in the region and the situation in Northeast Asia as a whole,” she said. “The reason for what is happening is clear: Washington’s desire to force North Korea to unilaterally disarm through sanctions and the use of force,” she added.
North Korea’s foreign minister said on Monday that UN Secretary-General António Guterres sided with the United States, accusing him of failing to uphold impartiality and objectivity, and saying it was North Korea’s right to develop weapons for self-defense. rice field.
On Sunday, the foreign ministers of the major industrialized nations of the G7 (G7) said the Security Council must take “significant action” in response to North Korea’s recent ICBM launch. South Korea on Monday called on China and Russia for “active cooperation” to prevent North Korea from conducting further missile tests.
