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Mon, December 4, 2023 | 21:00
South Korea urges increased pressure on North Korea over nuke, missile programs
ARF 의장성명, 북핵·미사일 우려.유엔결의 이행 지지
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South Korea's foreign minister called Sunday on the international community to send more clear and stern messages to North Korea to convince it to end its nuclear weapons and missile programs.

Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se made the appeal earlier in the day at a meeting of the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF), Asia's biggest annual security conference that brought together top diplomats from 26 Asia-Pacific countries and the European Union.

"North Korea's nuclear weapons and missile developments pose threats to world peace and security and serve as a pointed challenge to the global non-proliferation regime," Yun was quoted as saying by officials at Seoul's foreign ministry.

North Korea has ratcheted up provocative acts by launching a series of missiles and rockets in recent weeks, snubbing the United Nations Security Council's fresh condemnation against it. Earlier this week, it even threatened to conduct a fourth nuclear test, citing what it called U.S. hostility against it.

"It is urgent to resolve North Korea's nuclear issue as it is the most grave threat to security in the (Northeast Asian) region," he added.

In response, the participants in the ARF meeting also expressed concerns about North Korea's recent missile launches, calling on Pyongyang to abide by its obligations related to U.N. Security Council resolutions and give up its nuke programs, according to Seoul officials.

"Most foreign ministers strongly blamed North Korea for posing a nuclear threat and strengthening new kinds of provocations by firing off missiles and rockets," said a senior official at the foreign ministry, asking not to be named.

A majority of the participants shared the view that security jitters in Northeast Asia stem from North Korea, he added.

North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Su-yong, meanwhile, insisted that the North's nuclear weapons program exists as a "deterrence" against what it calls U.S. hostility against it, vowing to strengthen the country's nuclear capabilities.

Other major topics at the meeting included territorial disputes in the South China Sea and concerns over safety of civilian planes following the downing of a Malaysian airliner in eastern Ukraine, they added.

The ARF brought together foreign ministers and key officials of all the countries participating in the six-way talks -- the two Koreas, the United States, China, Russia and Japan. (Yonhap)


ARF 의장성명, 북핵·미사일 우려.유엔결의 이행 지지

미얀마 네피도에서 10일(현지시간) 열린 아세안지역안보포럼(ARF) 회의 결과를 요약하는 의장성명에 '북한의 핵 개발과 미사일 발사를 우려하며 한반도 비핵화를 촉구하고 유엔 대북제재 결의안의 완전한 이행을 재확인'하는 내용이 담길 것으로 알려졌다.

정부 고위당국자는 이날 ARF 회의 후 기자들과 만나 '대부분의 외교장관들이 공통적으로 북한의 핵개발에 대한 위협과 각종 미사일·포 사격으로 인해서 새로운 형태의 도발이 강화되는 것에 대해서 우려와 강력한 비판을 했다'고 전했다.

이 당국자는 '특히 핵실험과 탄도미사일은 유엔 대북결의 위반이라는 얘기를 많이 했고 9·19 공동성명을 준수하라는 말도 많았다'면서 '(북한에 우호적인) 아세안 국가들도 그런 말을 많이 했다'고 말했다.

그는 '동북아 및 한반도에서의 안보 불안의 원인이 북한에 있다는 분위기는 일치된 견해 같다'고 덧붙였다.

의장성명에는 북한의 아시안게임 참가, 납치자 문제 해결을 둘러싼 북일간 접촉 등 최근 상황도 일부 포함될 것으로 알려졌다.

ARF 회의는 끝났지만 남중국해 문제와 우크라이나 사태, 말레이시아 민항기 격추사건 등 민감한 다른 현안으로 의장성명이 아직 공식 발표되지 않고 있다.

한반도 정세 불안정과 자신들의 핵개발 이유를 미국의 대북 적대시정책 등으로 돌리는 북한의 입장은 올해 의장성명에도 별달리 반영되지 않은 것으로 관측된다.

앞서 이날 회의에서 우리측 대표인 윤병세 외교장관은 '북한의 핵·미사일 개발은 국제사회의 평화와 안정에 대한 위협이며 국제 비확산 체제에 대한 정면 도전이므로 국제사회가 더욱 분명하고 단호한 메시지를 보내야 한다'고 강조했다.

윤 장관은 이어 '북한이 핵포기의 결단을 내린다면 국제사회와 협력하여 북한의 경제 발전을 적극 지원할 것'이라면서 한반도 신뢰프로세스와 드레스덴 구상을 설명했다.

윤 장관에 앞서 발언한 리수용 북한 외무상은 북핵문제가 미국의 적대시 정책 때문이라는 기존 입장을 반복했다. 또 북한의 단거리 미사일 발사 문제에 대응, 한미 합동군사훈련을 문제 삼았고, 연방제 통일 방안을 거론하기도 했다.

이와 관련, 정부 고위당국자는 '연방제 언급이 드레스덴 제안을 염두에 둔 것인지 모르나 통일 방안이 중요한 것이 아니라 통일의 장애물을 제거하는 것이 중요하다'면서 '가장 큰 장애물이 핵과 미사일 발사 등 북한의 도발'이라고 지적했다.

존 케리 미국 국무장관은 북한을 겨냥한 듯 이날 회의에서 '미얀마의 정치 경제발전은 개혁과 개방을 하지 않는 나라에 대한 아주 좋은 성공적인 모델 쇼케이스'라는 취지의 언급을 한 것으로 알려졌다.

이날 ARF 회의를 끝으로 아세안 연례 외교장관 회담은 종료됐다. (연합뉴스) 
 
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