Seoul mulling co-sponsoring UN resolution on N. Korean human rights
The unification ministry is in talks with relevant government agencies on whether to co-sponsor this year's U.N General Assembly resolution on North Korean human rights, a ministry official said Thursday. "It is difficult to comment on the specifics at this stage," the official told reporters, adding that the government's position will be finalized "soon." The resolution is under review at the…
The unification ministry of South Korea is currently discussing the possibility of co-sponsoring this year's United Nations General Assembly resolution addressing human rights in North Korea, according to a ministry official on Thursday. At this point, it is challenging to provide specific details, with the official stating that the government's stance will be clarified in due course.
The resolution is currently under consideration at the Third Committee of the U.N. General Assembly in New York, which is scheduled to conclude next month.
Seoul previously co-sponsored the most recent resolution, which was adopted in March by the U.N. Human Rights Council. This resolution condemned North Korea's systematic, widespread, and egregious human rights violations. Unification Minister Chung Dong-young has expressed concern that co-sponsoring such a resolution might provoke North Korea, which views it as one of the most severe manifestations of Seoul's hostile policy towards the regime.
According to the official, the ministry has not received any unusual activity reports from North Korea along the border. Kim Yo-jong, the influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, warned on Thursday that the regime might employ new counter measures along the border.
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