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