Pyongyang, March 6 (KCNA) -- Ri Su Yong, foreign minister of the DPRK,
made a speech at the Geneva Conference on Disarmament on March 3.
He said:
Overall disarmament process remains deadlocked contrary to expectations of the member countries.
Arbitrary and double-dealing attitudes of some countries bring about
negative consequences of sparking off an arms race, far from seeking
genuine disarmament negotiations based on mutual trust among member
countries.
The NPT was adopted at the disarmament talks in the last century but
nuclear disarmament was not completely realized. Consequently, the
nuclear map of the world today has significantly changed. Less people in
the media and academic circles pay attention to this issue.
If the CD fails to sufficiently play its role any longer, the issue
of nuclear disarmament may disappear from the UN agenda once and for
all.
The Korean peninsula is a nuclear arsenal as the world's largest
nuclear weapons state and the youngest nuclear weapons state are
technically at war.
The Korean peninsula may be called a ground showcasing the
consequences proving that a nuclear weapons state failed to keep promise
made to non-nuclear state at a time when the NPT was adopted.
Instead of providing assurances of non-use of nukes against the DPRK
which acceded to the NPT in 1985, the U.S. has not de-escalated its
nuclear threat to Pyongyang at all but further increased it.
The hostile policy of the U.S. towards the DPRK for over half a
century, not just a few years, compelled the DPRK to have access to
nukes. The DPRK cannot but bolster its nuclear deterrent capability to
cope with the ever-increasing nuclear threat of the U.S.
The DPRK's future counteraction will depend on whether the U.S. rolls back its hostile policy toward the DPRK or not.
As long as Korea remains divided, lasting peace on the Korean peninsula and the regional security cannot be ensured.
When Korea is reunified, it will definitely help realize the
cherished desire of the nation and, at the same time, will be a decisive
contribution to the peace and security on the Korean peninsula and,
furthermore, those in Northeast Asia where the interests of big powers
clash.
The DPRK will not spare its sincere efforts to bring about a great change in the inter-Korean relations this year.
The government of the DPRK expresses conviction that CD will pay due
attention to the situation on the Korean peninsula and give support for
the efforts to ease the tension. -0-
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