United States Mission to the United Nations
Office of Press and Public Diplomacy
For Immediate Release
November 18, 2022
Statement on Call for UN Security Council Meeting on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s Latest Ballistic Missile Launch
The below is attributable to U.S. Mission to the United Nations Spokesperson Nate Evans:
The United States strongly condemns the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s (DPRK) numerous ballistic missile launches, including the November 18 brazen launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile. These actions violate multiple UN Security Council resolutions, and the Security Council must address the DPRK’s increasingly reckless and destabilizing behavior. That is why we, along with our allies and partners, have called for a meeting of the Security Council to be held on November 21.
The Security Council has a responsibility to protect global peace and security, defend the global nonproliferation regime, and uphold its resolutions. We urge all Security Council members to take this responsibility seriously and unite in condemning the DPRK’s dangerous and unlawful behavior. Relevant Security Council resolutions must be fully implemented, and the DPRK must be held accountable for violating them.
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