Annex 5: United Nations Security Council Resolution 1874 (2009)

the country to accede to the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT), and stressed that that
Treaty’s coming into force was critical, in the light of this issue.
RANKO VILOVIĆ (Croatia) called on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to return to the
six-party talks and accede to the CTBT. He stressed that the measures were not aimed at the population
of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, and called on that country to return to negotiations.
JORGE URBINA (Costa Rica) said he had supported the resolution, echoing the views of previous
speakers. As well as a strong and appropriate response to the recent actions of the Democratic People’s
Republic of Korea, he saw the text as a boost to non-proliferation and an opportunity for the country to
return to the mechanisms of international dialogue. He urged it do so as soon as possible.
Council President BAKI İLKIN (Turkey), speaking in his national capacity, said he was deeply
concerned about the nuclear test. For one thing, it was a clear violation of Security Council resolutions.
Earlier, Turkey had expressed concern over the missile launch of 5 April. Such steps undermined
stability, mutual trust and confidence in the region. Turkish authorities had condemned the nuclear test
and supported the Council’s strong response. The resolution contained the necessary elements of such a
response. He fully expected that the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and the international
community members would comply with its provisions. At the same time, Turkey also recognized the
importance of encouraging the country to return to the six-party talks, as the best vehicle for achieving
the peninsula’s denuclearization. Those talks should aim to make concrete and irreversible progress
towards lasting peace, stability and security in the region.
PARK IN-KOOK ( Republic of Korea) said the nuclear test violated relevant resolutions and
statements of the Council and defied repeated warnings of the international community. That action
seriously threatened peace and stability on the Korean peninsula and beyond. Furthermore, the
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s overt declaration of its intention to pursue the development of
its nuclear weapons programme was a grave challenge to the international regime for nuclear nonproliferation.
In conducting the second test, the country had clearly demonstrated a complete disregard
for its commitments under the 19 September 2005 Joint Statement and other subsequent agreements
reached at the six-party talks. The violations should be met with a strong response. In that regard, he
welcomed adoption of today’s resolution, which was an expression of the international community’s firm
will to collectively respond to the provocative action.
He urged the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to comply with the resolution and to
carefully heed the united voice of the international community that such acts would never be condoned.
The country must refrain from any action that would further aggravate the situation on the Korean
peninsula. The Republic of Korea Government strongly urged the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
to return to the six-party talks and to abandon all of its nuclear weapons and missile programmes, once
and for all. Hopefully, all Member States would make united efforts to duly implement the measures
outlined in the present resolution. His Government would continue to work closely with the international
community to achieve those goals.
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* The 6140 th Meeting was closed.
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