Ri Yong Ho, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, addresses the general debate of the 73rd Session of the General Assembly of the UN (New York, 25 September - 01 October 2018). The Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Ri Yong Ho told the General Assembly that without any trust in the U.S, there is “no way we will unilaterally disarm ourselves first.” Addressing the General Assembly today (29 Sep) in New York, the North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho reiterated that the key to consolidating the peace and security in the Korean peninsula is to thoroughly implement the DPRK-U.S. Joint Statement adopted in June at the historic DPRK-U.S. summit in Singapore. He stated that the DPRK government's commitment to the implementation of the DPRK-U.S. Joint Statement is “unwavering.” Ho continued “the primary task for effectively implementing the DPRK-U.S. Joint Statement should be bringing down the barrier of mistrust between the two countries which has existed for several decades; and to this end, the DPRK and the U.S. should spend many efforts to building trust above all.” The North Korean Ambassador mentioned that all the past process for the implementation of previous agreements from various dialogues and negotiations between the DPRK and the U.S. ended in failure because the mistrust between the two was not sufficiently removed resulting in lack of confidence. Ho expressed that even before the DPRK-U.S. summit, his government took “significant good-will measures” such as stopping nuclear and ICBM tests, dismantling the nuclear test site in a transparent manner and affirming not to transfer nuclear weapons and nuclear technology under any circumstances and it continues to put in efforts to trust-building. However, the North Korean Ambassador said his country do not see “any corresponding response from the U.S.” He continued “on the contrary, instead of addressing our concern for the absence of peace regime in the Korean peninsula, the U.S. insists on the ‘denuclearization-first’ and increases the level of pressure by sanctions to achieve their purpose in a coercive manner, and even objecting the ‘declaration of the end of war’. On sanctions, the North Korean diplomat reiterated, “the perception that sanctions can bring us on our knees is a pipe-dream of the people who are ignorant about us.” He added “the continued sanctions are deepening our mistrust. The reason behind the recent deadlock is because the U.S. relies on coercive methods which are lethal to trust-building.” According to reports, United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is planning to visit Pyongyang in October to prepare for a second summit between the North Korean leader Kim Jung-un and the US President Donald Trump. ----------------------- Watch General Debate of the General Assembly (in original language) unwebtv.live/73_UNGA_FL ‎متابعة باللغة العربية أعمال المداولات العامة رفيعة المستوى للجمعيه العامة unwebtv.live/73_UNGA_AR 敬请收看联合国大会一般性辩论（中文同声传译） unwebtv.live/73_UNGA_ZH Suivez le débat de l'Assemblée générale (en français) unwebtv.live/73_UNGA_FR Transmisión del debate de la Asamblea General de las Naciones Unidas (en español) unwebtv.live/73_UNGA-ES Смотрите Общие прения Генеральной Ассамблеи (на русском) unwebtv.live/73_UNGA_RU #UNGA #UnitedNations

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