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UN senior official for the Middle East, Asia and the Pacific Khaled Khiari said, “the situation on the Korean Peninsula continues to head in the wrong direction. Tensions continue to increase, due to the negative action-reaction cycle, with no off-ramps in sight.” UNIFEED
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STORY: UN / DPRK
TRT: 5:58
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / CHINESE / NATS
DATELINE: 20 FEBRUARY 2023, NEW YORK CITY / FILE
SHOTLIST:
RECENT – NEW YORK CITY
1.Wide shot, exterior, United Nations Headquarters
20 FEBRUARY 2023, NEW YORK CITY
2.Wide shot, Security Council
3.SOUNDBITE (English) Khaled Khiari, Assistant Secretary-General for Middle East, Asia and the Pacific in the Departments of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and Peace Operations, United Nations:
“The situation on the Korean Peninsula continues to head in the wrong direction. Tensions continue to increase, due to the negative action-reaction cycle, with no off-ramps in sight. The Secretary-General deeply regrets the divisions that have prevented the international community from acting on the DPRK, as well as on other threats to peace and security around the world. The Korean Peninsula must be an area for cooperation.”
4. Wide shot, Security Council
5.SOUNDBITE (English) Khaled Khiari, Assistant Secretary-General for Middle East, Asia and the Pacific in the Departments of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and Peace Operations, United Nations:
“First, the DPRK needs to take immediate steps to resume dialogue leading to sustainable peace and the complete and verifiable denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula. This should include the DPRK refraining from carrying out further launches using ballistic missile technology or nuclear tests.”
6.Wide shot, Security Council
7.SOUNDBITE (English) Khaled Khiari, Assistant Secretary-General for Middle East, Asia and the Pacific in the Departments of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and Peace Operations, United Nations:
“Second, a comprehensive approach is needed. We welcome the Security Council’s commitment to a peaceful, comprehensive, diplomatic, and political solution to the situation on the Korean Peninsula, as well as the importance the Council has placed on working to reduce tensions. Diplomacy – not isolation - is the only way forward.”
8.Wide shot, Security Council
9.SOUNDBITE (English) Khaled Khiari, Assistant Secretary-General for Middle East, Asia and the Pacific in the Departments of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and Peace Operations, United Nations:
“Third, it is critical to avoid an unintended escalation. Communication channels must be enhanced, particularly military to military. Avoiding confrontational rhetoric will help to lower political tensions and create space to explore diplomatic avenues.”
10. Wide shot, Security Council
11.SOUNDBITE (English) Kimihiro Ishikane, Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations:
“Japan once again urge North Korea to immediately and fully comply with all relevant Resolutions and to engage in diplomacy towards denuclearization and accept the repeated offers of dialogue by countries concerned. Let us, the council members continue to fulfill our responsibility.”
12. Wide shot, Security Council
13. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Dai Bing, Deputy Permanent Representative the People's Republic of China to the United Nations:
“The US and relevant countries, push for discussing the DPRK nuclear issue while shirking their responsibilities by blatantly engaging in nuclear cooperation in the Asia Pacific region now contravenes the purposes and objects of the NPT and will lead to the proliferation of weapon grade nuclear materials or even by attempting to replicate nuclear sharing in the region. Are such acts not out and out nuclear proliferation? Such selective approach to Non-Proliferation will not only cause a serious and negative impact on denuclearization on the Korean peninsula, but will also significantly exacerbate the risk of triggering military conflicts in the region for which we should be highly vigilant.”
14.Wide shot, Security Council
15. SOUNDBITE (English) Hwang Joonkook, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Korea to the United Nations:
There are no excuses for the DPRK’s elicit nuclear and missile provocations. The DPRK has recklessly developed its WMD program for decades, for decades according to their plan. Regardless of our military exercises, or regardless of our policy toward the DPRK, any attempt to blame the so called ‘both sides’ for the current tension on the peninsula is illogical, groundless and therefore unacceptable. Speaking on behalf of the DPRK, while attempting to justify its behavior only contributes to emboldening Pyongyang and the further building of the DPRK nuclear arsenal.”
16. Wide shot, Security Council
17. Wide shot, Security Council Stakeout
18. SOUNDBITE (English) Linda Thomas-Greenfield, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, United States of America:
“This weekend’s ICBM launch poses a threat not only to the region but also to international peace and security. In particular, it demonstrably undermines nuclear nonproliferation across the globe. The United States and nine countries remain fully committed to diplomacy and continue to call on the DPRK to return to dialogue. But we will not stay silent as the DPRK advances its unlawful nuclear and missile capabilities, threatening international peace and security.”
19. Close up, camera person
20. SOUNDBITE (English) Linda Thomas-Greenfield, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, United States of America:
“We urge all UN Member States to join us in condemning the DPRK’s irresponsible behavior. We echo the Council’s consistent demand that the DPRK comply with its obligations under numerous UN Security Council resolutions, abandon its weapons of mass destruction and ballistic missile programs in a complete, verifiable, and irreversible manner, and engage constructively in diplomacy. All UN Member States must fully implement and enforce the relevant Security Council resolutions to help resolve the dangerous tensions on the Korean Peninsula through peaceful diplomacy. It is time the Security Council spoke again with one voice against the DPRK’s declared efforts to develop an unlawful nuclear arsenal that would pose a grave danger to the world. Council silence has not led to restraint in Pyongyang. In fact, it has emboldened the DPRK authorities. This latest ICBM launch is a test of the Council’s resolve and purpose, and we must now act.”
21. Wide shot, Ambassadors leaving the stakeout
STORYLINE:
UN senior official for the Middle East, Asia and the Pacific Khaled Khiari said, “the situation on the Korean Peninsula continues to head in the wrong direction. Tensions continue to increase, due to the negative action-reaction cycle, with no off-ramps in sight.”
Speaking to the Security Council today (20 Feb), the Assistant Secretary-General Khaled Khiari said that the Secretary-General “deeply regrets the divisions that have prevented the international community from acting on the DPRK, as well as on other threats to peace and security around the world. The Korean Peninsula must be an area for cooperation.”
Khiari suggested several practical steps that could reduce tensions.
First, the DPRK needs to take immediate steps to resume dialogue leading to sustainable peace and the complete and verifiable denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, the Assistant Secretary-General reiterated.
He further explained, “this should include the DPRK refraining from carrying out further launches using ballistic missile technology or nuclear tests.”
Second, a comprehensive approach is needed, Khiari said.
The Assistant Secretary-General welcomed “the Security Council’s commitment to a peaceful, comprehensive, diplomatic, and political solution to the situation on the Korean Peninsula, as well as the importance the Council has placed on working to reduce tensions.”
He reiterated, “diplomacy – not isolation - is the only way forward”
Third, it is critical to avoid an unintended escalation, Khiari added that “communication channels must be enhanced, particularly military to military. Avoiding confrontational rhetoric will help to lower political tensions and create space to explore diplomatic avenues.”
Japanese Ambassador Kimihiro Ishikane also briefed the Council. He said, “Japan once again urge North Korea to immediately and fully comply with all relevant Resolutions and to engage in diplomacy towards denuclearization and accept the repeated offers of dialogue by countries concerned.”
He reiterated, “Let us, the council members continue to fulfill our responsibility.”
Chinese Ambassador Dai Bing told the Council that “the US and relevant countries, push for discussing the DPRK nuclear issue while shirking their responsibilities by blatantly engaging in nuclear cooperation in the Asia Pacific region now contravenes the purposes and objects of the NPT and will lead to the proliferation of weapon grade nuclear materials or even by attempting to replicate nuclear sharing in the region.”
He asked, “Are such acts not out and out nuclear proliferation?”
Ambassador Dai continued, “such selective approach to Non-Proliferation will not only cause a serious and negative impact on denuclearization on the Korean peninsula, but will also significantly exacerbate the risk of triggering military conflicts in the region for which we should be highly vigilant.”
Hwang Joonkook, Ambassador of Korea also spoke to the Council. He reiterated, “there are no excuses for the DPRK’s elicit nuclear and missile provocations.”
Ambassador Joonkook continued, “the DPRK has recklessly developed its WMD program for decades, for decades according to their plan. Regardless of our military exercises, or regardless of our policy toward the DPRK, any attempt to blame the so called ‘both sides’ for the current tension on the peninsula is illogical, groundless and therefore unacceptable.”
He also said, “speaking on behalf of the DPRK, while attempting to justify its behavior only contributes to emboldening Pyongyang and the further building of the DPRK nuclear arsenal.”
After the Council meeting, US Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield delivered a joint statement on behalf of Albania, Ecuador, France, Japan, Malta, Mozambique, the Republic of Korea, Switzerland, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
She said, “this weekend’s ICBM launch poses a threat not only to the region but also to international peace and security. In particular, it demonstrably undermines nuclear nonproliferation across the globe.”
Ambassador Thomas-Greenfield continued, “the United States and nine countries remain fully committed to diplomacy and continue to call on the DPRK to return to dialogue. But we will not stay silent as the DPRK advances its unlawful nuclear and missile capabilities, threatening international peace and security.”
She reiterated, “we urge all UN Member States to join us in condemning the DPRK’s irresponsible behavior. We echo the Council’s consistent demand that the DPRK comply with its obligations under numerous UN Security Council resolutions, abandon its weapons of mass destruction and ballistic missile programs in a complete, verifiable, and irreversible manner, and engage constructively in diplomacy.”
The US Ambassador added, “all UN Member States must fully implement and enforce the relevant Security Council resolutions to help resolve the dangerous tensions on the Korean Peninsula through peaceful diplomacy.”
She said, “it is time the Security Council spoke again with one voice against the DPRK’s declared efforts to develop an unlawful nuclear arsenal that would pose a grave danger to the world. Council silence has not led to restraint in Pyongyang. In fact, it has emboldened the DPRK authorities. This latest ICBM launch is a test of the Council’s resolve and purpose, and we must now act.”
According to its official news agency, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) conducted what it described as an “intercontinental ballistic missile” launching drill on 18 February. The DPRK announced that the ballistic missile – which it designated as “Hwasong-15” - flew a distance of 989 km and to an altitude of 5,768.5 km. It impacted in the sea within Japan’s exclusive economic zone.
The last time the DPRK conducted a test of a missile of intercontinental range was on 18 November 2022.
Earlier today, the DPRK conducted what it termed a launching drill involving two quote “tactical nuclear” end quote - rockets. The DPRK again did not issue airspace or maritime safety notifications.
TRT: 5:58
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / CHINESE / NATS
DATELINE: 20 FEBRUARY 2023, NEW YORK CITY / FILE
SHOTLIST:
RECENT – NEW YORK CITY
1.Wide shot, exterior, United Nations Headquarters
20 FEBRUARY 2023, NEW YORK CITY
2.Wide shot, Security Council
3.SOUNDBITE (English) Khaled Khiari, Assistant Secretary-General for Middle East, Asia and the Pacific in the Departments of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and Peace Operations, United Nations:
“The situation on the Korean Peninsula continues to head in the wrong direction. Tensions continue to increase, due to the negative action-reaction cycle, with no off-ramps in sight. The Secretary-General deeply regrets the divisions that have prevented the international community from acting on the DPRK, as well as on other threats to peace and security around the world. The Korean Peninsula must be an area for cooperation.”
4. Wide shot, Security Council
5.SOUNDBITE (English) Khaled Khiari, Assistant Secretary-General for Middle East, Asia and the Pacific in the Departments of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and Peace Operations, United Nations:
“First, the DPRK needs to take immediate steps to resume dialogue leading to sustainable peace and the complete and verifiable denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula. This should include the DPRK refraining from carrying out further launches using ballistic missile technology or nuclear tests.”
6.Wide shot, Security Council
7.SOUNDBITE (English) Khaled Khiari, Assistant Secretary-General for Middle East, Asia and the Pacific in the Departments of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and Peace Operations, United Nations:
“Second, a comprehensive approach is needed. We welcome the Security Council’s commitment to a peaceful, comprehensive, diplomatic, and political solution to the situation on the Korean Peninsula, as well as the importance the Council has placed on working to reduce tensions. Diplomacy – not isolation - is the only way forward.”
8.Wide shot, Security Council
9.SOUNDBITE (English) Khaled Khiari, Assistant Secretary-General for Middle East, Asia and the Pacific in the Departments of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and Peace Operations, United Nations:
“Third, it is critical to avoid an unintended escalation. Communication channels must be enhanced, particularly military to military. Avoiding confrontational rhetoric will help to lower political tensions and create space to explore diplomatic avenues.”
10. Wide shot, Security Council
11.SOUNDBITE (English) Kimihiro Ishikane, Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations:
“Japan once again urge North Korea to immediately and fully comply with all relevant Resolutions and to engage in diplomacy towards denuclearization and accept the repeated offers of dialogue by countries concerned. Let us, the council members continue to fulfill our responsibility.”
12. Wide shot, Security Council
13. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Dai Bing, Deputy Permanent Representative the People's Republic of China to the United Nations:
“The US and relevant countries, push for discussing the DPRK nuclear issue while shirking their responsibilities by blatantly engaging in nuclear cooperation in the Asia Pacific region now contravenes the purposes and objects of the NPT and will lead to the proliferation of weapon grade nuclear materials or even by attempting to replicate nuclear sharing in the region. Are such acts not out and out nuclear proliferation? Such selective approach to Non-Proliferation will not only cause a serious and negative impact on denuclearization on the Korean peninsula, but will also significantly exacerbate the risk of triggering military conflicts in the region for which we should be highly vigilant.”
14.Wide shot, Security Council
15. SOUNDBITE (English) Hwang Joonkook, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Korea to the United Nations:
There are no excuses for the DPRK’s elicit nuclear and missile provocations. The DPRK has recklessly developed its WMD program for decades, for decades according to their plan. Regardless of our military exercises, or regardless of our policy toward the DPRK, any attempt to blame the so called ‘both sides’ for the current tension on the peninsula is illogical, groundless and therefore unacceptable. Speaking on behalf of the DPRK, while attempting to justify its behavior only contributes to emboldening Pyongyang and the further building of the DPRK nuclear arsenal.”
16. Wide shot, Security Council
17. Wide shot, Security Council Stakeout
18. SOUNDBITE (English) Linda Thomas-Greenfield, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, United States of America:
“This weekend’s ICBM launch poses a threat not only to the region but also to international peace and security. In particular, it demonstrably undermines nuclear nonproliferation across the globe. The United States and nine countries remain fully committed to diplomacy and continue to call on the DPRK to return to dialogue. But we will not stay silent as the DPRK advances its unlawful nuclear and missile capabilities, threatening international peace and security.”
19. Close up, camera person
20. SOUNDBITE (English) Linda Thomas-Greenfield, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, United States of America:
“We urge all UN Member States to join us in condemning the DPRK’s irresponsible behavior. We echo the Council’s consistent demand that the DPRK comply with its obligations under numerous UN Security Council resolutions, abandon its weapons of mass destruction and ballistic missile programs in a complete, verifiable, and irreversible manner, and engage constructively in diplomacy. All UN Member States must fully implement and enforce the relevant Security Council resolutions to help resolve the dangerous tensions on the Korean Peninsula through peaceful diplomacy. It is time the Security Council spoke again with one voice against the DPRK’s declared efforts to develop an unlawful nuclear arsenal that would pose a grave danger to the world. Council silence has not led to restraint in Pyongyang. In fact, it has emboldened the DPRK authorities. This latest ICBM launch is a test of the Council’s resolve and purpose, and we must now act.”
21. Wide shot, Ambassadors leaving the stakeout
STORYLINE:
UN senior official for the Middle East, Asia and the Pacific Khaled Khiari said, “the situation on the Korean Peninsula continues to head in the wrong direction. Tensions continue to increase, due to the negative action-reaction cycle, with no off-ramps in sight.”
Speaking to the Security Council today (20 Feb), the Assistant Secretary-General Khaled Khiari said that the Secretary-General “deeply regrets the divisions that have prevented the international community from acting on the DPRK, as well as on other threats to peace and security around the world. The Korean Peninsula must be an area for cooperation.”
Khiari suggested several practical steps that could reduce tensions.
First, the DPRK needs to take immediate steps to resume dialogue leading to sustainable peace and the complete and verifiable denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, the Assistant Secretary-General reiterated.
He further explained, “this should include the DPRK refraining from carrying out further launches using ballistic missile technology or nuclear tests.”
Second, a comprehensive approach is needed, Khiari said.
The Assistant Secretary-General welcomed “the Security Council’s commitment to a peaceful, comprehensive, diplomatic, and political solution to the situation on the Korean Peninsula, as well as the importance the Council has placed on working to reduce tensions.”
He reiterated, “diplomacy – not isolation - is the only way forward”
Third, it is critical to avoid an unintended escalation, Khiari added that “communication channels must be enhanced, particularly military to military. Avoiding confrontational rhetoric will help to lower political tensions and create space to explore diplomatic avenues.”
Japanese Ambassador Kimihiro Ishikane also briefed the Council. He said, “Japan once again urge North Korea to immediately and fully comply with all relevant Resolutions and to engage in diplomacy towards denuclearization and accept the repeated offers of dialogue by countries concerned.”
He reiterated, “Let us, the council members continue to fulfill our responsibility.”
Chinese Ambassador Dai Bing told the Council that “the US and relevant countries, push for discussing the DPRK nuclear issue while shirking their responsibilities by blatantly engaging in nuclear cooperation in the Asia Pacific region now contravenes the purposes and objects of the NPT and will lead to the proliferation of weapon grade nuclear materials or even by attempting to replicate nuclear sharing in the region.”
He asked, “Are such acts not out and out nuclear proliferation?”
Ambassador Dai continued, “such selective approach to Non-Proliferation will not only cause a serious and negative impact on denuclearization on the Korean peninsula, but will also significantly exacerbate the risk of triggering military conflicts in the region for which we should be highly vigilant.”
Hwang Joonkook, Ambassador of Korea also spoke to the Council. He reiterated, “there are no excuses for the DPRK’s elicit nuclear and missile provocations.”
Ambassador Joonkook continued, “the DPRK has recklessly developed its WMD program for decades, for decades according to their plan. Regardless of our military exercises, or regardless of our policy toward the DPRK, any attempt to blame the so called ‘both sides’ for the current tension on the peninsula is illogical, groundless and therefore unacceptable.”
He also said, “speaking on behalf of the DPRK, while attempting to justify its behavior only contributes to emboldening Pyongyang and the further building of the DPRK nuclear arsenal.”
After the Council meeting, US Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield delivered a joint statement on behalf of Albania, Ecuador, France, Japan, Malta, Mozambique, the Republic of Korea, Switzerland, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
She said, “this weekend’s ICBM launch poses a threat not only to the region but also to international peace and security. In particular, it demonstrably undermines nuclear nonproliferation across the globe.”
Ambassador Thomas-Greenfield continued, “the United States and nine countries remain fully committed to diplomacy and continue to call on the DPRK to return to dialogue. But we will not stay silent as the DPRK advances its unlawful nuclear and missile capabilities, threatening international peace and security.”
She reiterated, “we urge all UN Member States to join us in condemning the DPRK’s irresponsible behavior. We echo the Council’s consistent demand that the DPRK comply with its obligations under numerous UN Security Council resolutions, abandon its weapons of mass destruction and ballistic missile programs in a complete, verifiable, and irreversible manner, and engage constructively in diplomacy.”
The US Ambassador added, “all UN Member States must fully implement and enforce the relevant Security Council resolutions to help resolve the dangerous tensions on the Korean Peninsula through peaceful diplomacy.”
She said, “it is time the Security Council spoke again with one voice against the DPRK’s declared efforts to develop an unlawful nuclear arsenal that would pose a grave danger to the world. Council silence has not led to restraint in Pyongyang. In fact, it has emboldened the DPRK authorities. This latest ICBM launch is a test of the Council’s resolve and purpose, and we must now act.”
According to its official news agency, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) conducted what it described as an “intercontinental ballistic missile” launching drill on 18 February. The DPRK announced that the ballistic missile – which it designated as “Hwasong-15” - flew a distance of 989 km and to an altitude of 5,768.5 km. It impacted in the sea within Japan’s exclusive economic zone.
The last time the DPRK conducted a test of a missile of intercontinental range was on 18 November 2022.
Earlier today, the DPRK conducted what it termed a launching drill involving two quote “tactical nuclear” end quote - rockets. The DPRK again did not issue airspace or maritime safety notifications.
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