ROK/DPRK RESOLUTION ON PEACE, SECURITY AND

UNCLAS STATE 149519

SIPDIS

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL UNSC PARM KN KS
SUBJECT: ROK/DPRK RESOLUTION ON PEACE, SECURITY AND
REUNIFICATION OF THE KOREAN PENINSULA



1. SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST - The ROK and DPRK have
jointly circulated the text of an UNGA resolution on
"Peace, Security and Reunification of the Korean
Peninsula," which the General Committee placed on the
General Assembly's agenda for consideration on October

31. This text is approximately the same as the text of an
UNGA resolution passed in 2000, which the U.S. supported
and co-sponsored. USUN is instructed to support and vote
for the resolution text in para 2 below. USUN should not
offer to co-sponsor the resolution at this time, as the ROK
has not requested U.S. co-sponsorship. If the ROK requests
that the U.S. act as a co-sponsor, USUN should consult the
Department, and likewise should consult the Department if
significant changes in the text are proposed. End Summary
and Action Request.



2. Begin text.

The General Assembly,


PP1. Recalling its resolution 55/11 of 31 October 2000,
in which it welcomed and supported the inter-Korean Summit
and the Joint Declaration of 15 June 2000 by the two
leaders of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and
the Republic of Korea,

PP2. Reaffirming the purposes and principles of the
Charter of the United Nations regarding the maintenance of
international peace and security,

PP3. Convinced that inter-Korean dialogue and cooperation
are essential to consolidating peace and security on the
Korean peninsula and also contribute to peace and
stability in the region and beyond, in conformity with the
purposes and principles of the Charter of the United
Nations,

PP4. Recognizing that the Summit meeting held in
Pyongyang from 2 to 4 October 2007 between the two leaders
of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and the
Republic of Korea and their Declaration on the Advancement
of North-South Korean Relations, Peace and Prosperity
represent a major milestone in improving inter-Korean
relations and in advancing peace and common prosperity on
the Korean peninsula and in the wider region as well,

PP5. Recalling the statements welcoming the Inter-Korean
Summit made on 1 October 2007 by the President of the
General Assembly and the Secretary-General of the United
Nations, and also the statement welcoming the adoption of
the Declaration made on 4 October 2007 by the
Secretary-General of the United Nations,

SIPDIS

OP1. Welcomes and supports the inter-Korean Summit and the
Declaration adopted on 4 October 2007 by the two leaders
of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and the
Republic of Korea;

OP2. Encourages the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
and the Republic of Korea to implement the Declaration
fully and in good faith, thereby consolidating peace on
the Korean peninsula and laying a solid foundation for
peaceful reunification;

OP3. Invites Member States to continue to support and
assist, as appropriate, the process of inter-Korean
dialogue, reconciliation and reunification so that it may
contribute to peace and security not only on the Korean
peninsula but in Northeast Asia and the world as a
whole.
RICE