"Copy and paste suspicion" has emerged in a statement of North Korean blame. Following the launch of a series of flying bodies by North Korea, the UN Security Council discussed the response informally on the 27th. The UK, France, and Germany, which requested the same meeting as the day when the previous talk was held, read a joint statement condemning North Korea after the talk.
North Korea has launched flying objects seven times since July 25. For the projectile launched on the 24th of this month, the Japanese government determined that it was a “ballistic missile”. If so, it is a clear violation of the Security Council resolution regardless of distance.
US President Trump said on the 25th that "it did not violate the agreement (between the US and North Korea, which prohibited the launch of medium- and long-range ballistic missiles)," indicating that he would not be a problem at short distances. Therefore, the movement of the United States, which has led the handling of the North Korean issue by the Security Council so far, is extremely slow.
Still, if the Security Council responds from the front and does not show a strict attitude, the entire Security Council resolution may be neglected. Because of such a sense of crisis, the UK and France requested informal consultations at the Security Council.
At the Security Council, after the meeting, the chairperson and representatives of each country may respond to interviews outside the chamber. After discussions on the 27th, British, French and German representatives read out a statement condemning North Korea, but did not accept the media's questions. This was also the same response as the day when the three countries requested consultations.
The statement on the 27th was a total of 193 words, a slight increase from a total of 186 words a day. However, 1) condemn North Korea ’s ballistic missile launch that violates the Security Council resolutions 2) seek complete, verifiable and irreversible denuclearization (CVID) 3) North Korea ’s diplomatic efforts to secure and secure the Korean Peninsula Indispensable ④ It was important for the Security Council to show unity in order to comply with the resolution – there was no change in the structure.
Furthermore, as many as 84% of the words were arranged as they were. With only a few word changes, such as “'deep' concerns” and “a series of missile launches”, only 31 words were rephrased or added in 193 words.
While the United States is tolerant of North Korea and China and Russia are backing North Korea, the remaining two permanent members, the UK and France, and Germany, which keeps pace with both countries, have a major role to play. . The Security Council, which bears the “main responsibility for maintaining international peace and security” (the Charter of the United Nations), has revived the authority to shake, and it is in a critical moment. (New York = Manabu Fujiwara)
