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UNCLAS USUN NEW YORK 000947 
 
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SUBJECT: KOREAN PENINSULA RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY CONSENSUS 
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY 
 
REF: STATE 150698 
 
¶1.  (U) Summary.  On October 31, 2007, the General Assembly 
adopted by consensus a resolution on "Peace, Security, and 
Reunification in the Korean Peninsula," co-sponsored by the 
Republic of Korea (ROK) and the Democratic People's Republic 
of Korea (DPRK).  Ambassador Khalilzad delivered the U.S. 
statement, which welcomed the October inter-Korean summit and 
the Joint Declaration on the Advancement of North-South 
Korean Relations, Peace and Prosperity that was adopted at 
the summit.  Khalilzad also underlined that "we can achieve a 
permanent peace arrangement on the Korean Peninsula once the 
DPRK fully discloses and abandons its nuclear weapons 
program."  Full text of the resolution is in paragraph 5. 
The Secretary-General and representatives from the DPRK, ROK, 
and twenty-two other delegations also delivered brief 
statements welcoming the resolution.  These statements are 
available on www.un.org/webcast/ga. End Summary. 
 
¶2.  (U) As Secretary-General Ban noted in his statement, 
exactly seven years prior, on October 31, 2000, the General 
Assembly adopted Resolution 55/11, which called for 
reunification and was inspired by the June 2000 inter-Korean 
summit.  Ban revealed that he felt a "personal obligation" to 
work for peace and reunification, and commended the "wisdom 
and courage of Chairman Kim Jong Il and President Roh 
Moo-hyun."  Ban expressed his belief that the inter-Korean 
summit would "act as a catalyst for continued progress" in 
the Six-Party Talks.  He ended his speech by promising to 
stand ready to provide "every assistance required, in close 
cooperation with the international community." 
 
¶3.  (U) Although both the DPRK and the ROK made short, 
introductory statements that hailed the inter-Korean summit, 
only the ROK Permanent Representative Kim Hyun Chong made 
reference to the Six-Party Talks.  Kim said that the 
commitment of the two Korean leaders to denuclearization is 
"unequivocally reflected in the Declaration, which calls on 
both sides to implement fully the September 19th Joint 
Declaration and the February 13th Agreement of the Six-Party 
Talks."  He pointed to agreements to set up a "peace zone in 
the West Sea," the Gaeseong Industrial Complex, the 
Gaeseong-Shinuiju Railway, and the Gaaeseong-Pyongyang 
Expressway as examples of progress on inter-Korean relations. 
 Kim noted that the two Koreas will "cooperate closely" at 
the 2008 Beijing Olympics. 
 
¶4.  (U) The following Member States delivered brief 
statements welcoming the resolution: Portugal (EU), China, 
Vietnam, Japan, New Zealand, Yemen, Germany, Indonesia, 
Thailand, Belarus, Russia, Canada, Guatemala, Chile, Poland, 
Mongolia, Myanmar, Benin, Brazil, Italy, Bangladesh, Egypt, 
and Cuba.  Several Member States, including Portugal (EU), 
Japan, Germany, and Italy, while characterizing the summit as 
a significant step forward, also made reference to working 
within the framework of the Six-Party Talks.  Japan welcomed 
the inter-Korean summit as a "symbolic" event.  Germany 
offered to act as an advisor to the two Koreas, if requested, 
since it could provide the unique perspective of a reunified 
country.  Canada promised to help the two countries advance 
the process of denuclearization, and almost all speakers 
underscored their willingness to contribute to the process of 
reconciliation. 
 
¶5.  (U) Begin text of General Assembly Resolution A/RES/62/5: 
 
The General Assembly, 
 
Recalling its resolution 55/11 of 31 October 2000, in which 
it welcomed and supported the inter-Korean summit and the 
joint declaration adopted on 15 June 2000 by the two leaders 
of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and the Republic 
of Korea; 
 
Reaffirming the purposes and principles of the Charter of the 
United Nations regarding the maintenance of international 
peace and security, 
 
Convinced that inter-Korean dialogue and cooperation are 
essential for 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, 
 
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, 
 
Recalling the statements welcoming the inter-Korean summit 
made on 1 October 2007 by the Secretary-General and the 
President of the General Assembly, and recalling also the 
statement welcoming the adoption of the Declaration made on 4 
October 2007 by the Secretary-General, 
 
¶1.  Welcomes and supports the inter-Korean summit held from 2 
to 4 October 2007 and the Declaration on the Advancement of 
North-South Korean Relations, Peace and Prosperity adopted on 
4 October 2007 by the two leaders of the Democratic People's 
Republic of Korea and the Republic of Korea; 
 
¶2.  Encourages the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and 
the Republic of Korea to implement the Declaration fully and 
in good faith, thereby consolidation peace on the Korean 
peninsula and laying a solid foundation for peaceful 
reunification; 
 
¶3.  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 also 
in northeast Asia and the world as a whole. 
 
End Text. 
Khalilzad