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“Joint Statement on DPRK-Russia Ballistic Missile Transfers
09 January 2024 23:50
The following is a statement from the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Albania, Andorra, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, the Netherlands, New Zealand, North Macedonia, Norway, Palau, Poland, Portugal, the Republic of Korea, Romania, San Marino, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine, the United Kingdom, the High Representative of the European Union, and the Secretary of State of the United States of America.

We condemn in the strongest possible terms the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s (DPRK) export and Russia’s procurement of DPRK ballistic missiles, as well as Russia’s use of these missiles against Ukraine on December 30, 2023, and January 2, 2024. The transfer of these weapons increases the suffering of the Ukrainian people, supports Russia’s war of aggression, and undermines the global non-proliferation regime. Russia’s use of DPRK ballistic missiles in Ukraine also provides valuable technical and military insights to the DPRK. We are deeply concerned about the security implications that this cooperation has in Europe, on the Korean Peninsula, across the Indo-Pacific region, and around the world.

Our governments stand together in resolute opposition to arms transfers between the DPRK and Russia. The transfer of ballistic missiles, along with any other arms and related materiel, from the DPRK to Russia flagrantly violates multiple United Nations Security Council resolutions (UNSCRs) – namely, resolution 1718 (2006), resolution 1874 (2009), and resolution 2270 (2016) – that Russia itself supported. We are closely monitoring what Russia provides to the DPRK in return for these weapons exports. We call on the DPRK and Russia to abide by relevant UNSCRs and to immediately cease all activities that violate them.

We urge all UN Member States, including all members of the United Nations Security Council, to join us in condemning Russia and the DPRK’s flagrant UNSCR violations. As Russia launches waves of missiles and drones against the Ukrainian people, we will continue to stand together in support of Ukraine. We further call on the DPRK to respond to the numerous and genuine offers to return to diplomacy, the only path to an enduring peace on the Korean Peninsula”. https://mfa.gov.ua/en/news/spilna-zayava-shchodo-peredachi-balistichnih-raket-mizh-kndr-ta-rosiyeyu Archived version: https://archive.is/HdIjx

In mid-December, two weeks prior to Russia’s known use of North Korean missiles in Ukraine: US Pledges Protection of South Korea on Friday; Trump Praises North Korean Dictator Kim Jong-Un on Saturday; North Korea Fires Powerful Long Range Missile on Monday; US and North Korea Technically Still at War

Trump rally in New Hampshire on Saturday, December 16, 2023: “It was like a rocket ship sent by Kim Jong-Un, just like that, who was very nice, I will tell you…” (ca 2-3 min mark: https://youtu.be/8jSR5bu4_v8 )

“Why the U.S. and North Korea Are Technically Still at War: The truce concluding the Korean War in 1953 is not a treaty”, by Ron Huisken November 14, 2019 https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/why-us-and-north-korea-are-technically-still-war-96416


– https://twitter.com/ModJapan_en/status/1736644862571847721

“Drugs, arms, and terror: A high-profile defector on Kim’s North Korea” 11 October 2021 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-58838834

Republican candidates Chris Christie, Nikki Haley, and Florida Governor De Santis will all secure the US southern border. Trump’s mocking his own supporters, as well as mocking the USA. There’s no longer an excuse for supporting Trump except that there are none so blind as those who refuse to see and none so deaf as those who refuse to hear. Trump’s history of swimming in mafia infested waters suggests that he’s potentially more dangerous than anyone living dare believe and the lawsuits mean he’s desperate for money: “Trump Invokes Russia’s Putin, Hungary’s PM Orban and N. Korea’s Kim Jong-Un in Speech (Pointing Straight Toward Trump and Orban’s Apparent Connection to Notorious Russian Mobster)” https://miningawareness.wordpress.com/2023/12/18/trump-invokes-russias-putin-hungarys-pm-orban-and-n-koreas-kim-jong-un-in-speech-pointing-straight-toward-trump-and-orbans-apparent-connection-to-notorious-russi/ Note that even if you think that Trump’s been unfairly treated, the US Presidency isn’t a “consolation prize”.

“Joint Press Statement on Nuclear Consultative Group Meeting”,
Dec. 16, 2023 “The second U.S.-Republic of Korea (ROK) Nuclear Consultative Group (NCG) convened in Washington D.C. on December 15, 2023…

The United States reaffirmed its unwavering commitment to provide extended deterrence to the ROK, backed by the full range of U.S. capabilities including nuclear. Any nuclear attack by North Korea against the United States or its allies is unacceptable and will result in the end of the Kim regime, and the U.S. side reiterated that any nuclear attack by the DPRK against the ROK will be met with a swift, overwhelming, and decisive response.”https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/12/16/joint-press-statement-on-nuclear-consultative-group-meeting

“North Korea fires most powerful long-range missile after South Korea-US meeting’ 19 Dec 2023 By Jean Mackenzie Seoul correspondent
“North Korea has fired its most advanced long-range missile, South Korean authorities say… It comes after South Korean and US defence officials met last week to update plans on how to respond to a nuclear attack from the North.” The missile was fired on Monday morning, 18 December at approximately 08:24 local time (23:24 Sunday GMT) https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-67745684 This was approximately 7:24 pm on Sunday in Washington DC.

Last September: “Putin and Kim met on Wednesday at the Vostochny Cosmodrome, a rocket launch facility in the Russian Far East, for their first summit in more than four years.

North Kores’s official Korean Central News Agency said Putin and Kim vowed to strengthen “strategic and tactical cooperation” without providing details…

Washington suspects Pyongyang may supply Moscow with munitions for its war in Ukraine in return for help from Moscow in overcoming critical barriers to building intercontinental ballistic missiles, nuclear-propelled submarines, and military reconnaissance satellites.
After the meeting, the U.S. warned North Korea against supplying arms to Russia.

“No nation on the planet, nobody should be helping Mr. Putin kill innocent Ukrainians. And if they decide to move forward with some sort of arms deals, well, obviously we’ll take a measure of that, and we’ll deal with it appropriately,” White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby told reporters on Wednesday….” (“The Other Side of Putin-Kim Summit: Looking Beyond Arms Deal” September 14, 2023 3:35 PM Kim Hyungjin https://www.voanews.com/a/the-other-side-of-putin-kim-summit-looking-beyond-arms-deal/7268749.html )

“Trump Remembers Kim Jong-un At Poll Rally: ‘We Were Like A Rocket Ship’, What Happens Next He Didn’t Expect” Story by Times Now Digital https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/other/trump-remembers-kim-jong-un-at-poll-rally-we-were-like-a-rocket-ship-what-happens-next-he-didn-t-expect/ar-AA1lEpZr

“Ukraine condemns North Korea’s missile launch, point out Russia’s influence EUROPEAN PRAVDA — MONDAY, 18 DECEMBER 2023, 23:48 https://www.pravda.com.ua/
Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry condemned North Korea’s launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile on 18 December, pointing out the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s (DPRK) cooperation with Russia.
Source: a corresponding statement was published on the website of the Foreign Ministry, as reported by European Pravda https://mfa.gov.ua/en/news/komentar-mzs-ukrayini-shchodo-chergovih-raketnih-viprobuvan-kndr https://www.eurointegration.com.ua/news/2023/12/18/7175824/

Details: The Foreign Ministry called Pyongyang’s launch of the ICBM “yet another piece of evidence of the North Korean regime’s systematic disregard for relevant UN Security Council resolutions on the DPRK’s nuclear and missile programmes.”

Quote: “Ukraine supports the efforts of partner countries to exert pressure on Pyongyang in order to uphold the international order and prevent actions that could lead to further aggravation of the security situation on the Korean Peninsula and in the whole world,” the statement said.

Along with this, the Foreign Ministry demands a swift response to any nation, “primarily the Russian Federation”, that violates international agreements by aiding North Korea in the development of its nuclear and missile programmes.

On Monday, the DPRK launched an intercontinental ballistic missile capable of reaching anywhere in the United States.

Such launches underscore North Korea’s efforts to replenish its arsenal with longer-range weapons that could potentially reach the mainland United States.

Monday’s missile launch comes after North Korea launched a short-range ballistic missile on Sunday evening that flew about 570 kilometres and fell into the ocean.

Following that launch, North Korea issued a blistering statement condemning the United States for orchestrating what it called a “prototype nuclear war,” including the arrival of a nuclear submarine in South Korea on Sunday.

In November, Pyongyang successfully launched a military spy satellite into orbit, most likely with Russian assistance. The EU and US both denounced the action”. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/11/23/7429994/
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“DECEMBER 16, 2023
Joint Press Statement on Nuclear Consultative Group Meeting
HOME BRIEFING ROOM 
STATEMENTS AND RELEASES The second U.S.-Republic of Korea (ROK) Nuclear Consultative Group (NCG) convened in Washington D.C. on December 15, 2023.
Established to implement President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. and President Yoon Suk Yeol’s Washington Declaration, the NCG is an enduring bilateral consultative body to strengthen the U.S.-ROK Alliance and enhance extended deterrence on the Korean Peninsula and in the region. 

The meeting was convened by Mr. Maher Bitar, Coordinator for Intelligence and Defense Policy at the U.S. National Security Council (NSC), and Dr. Kim Tae-hyo, Principal Deputy National Security Advisor of the ROK. Discussions were led by Dr. Vipin Narang, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy, and Dr. Heo Tae-keun, Deputy Minister for National Defense Policy of the ROK. ROK and U.S. officials from the NSC, and relevant defense, foreign affairs, intelligence, and military agencies also took part in the meeting.

The United States reaffirmed its unwavering commitment to provide extended deterrence to the ROK, backed by the full range of U.S. capabilities including nuclear. Any nuclear attack by North Korea against the United States or its allies is unacceptable and will result in the end of the Kim regime, and the U.S. side reiterated that any nuclear attack by the DPRK against the ROK will be met with a swift, overwhelming, and decisive response.

During this NCG meeting, the first hosted in the United States, both sides acknowledged that U.S. and ROK nuclear deterrence cooperation has deepened as progress has been achieved since the first NCG meeting in July through frequent meetings of the NCG working Group (WG) on NCG workstreams, including on guidelines; security and information sharing protocols; nuclear consultation processes in crises and contingencies; nuclear and strategic planning; U.S.-ROK conventional and nuclear integration (CNI); strategic communications; exercises, simulations, training, and investment activities; and risk reduction practices. NCG Principals also commended the holding of an Extended Nuclear Deterrence Immersion Course this November, which was provided for officials from across the ROK interagency, and the substantive interagency cooperation being practiced through the NCG.

NCG Principals reviewed the enhanced visibility of strategic assets to bolster extended deterrence, including the ballistic missile submarine the USS KENTUCKY port visit to Busan in July, B-52 strategic bomber flyover and landing on the Korean Peninsula in October, and joint observation of an ICBM test launch in November, as well as discussing future plans to demonstrate a strengthening of deterrence.

NCG Principals approved the proposed work plan and prospective key events for the first half of 2024, underscored their commitment to securing substantive progress in an expedited manner, and will report relevant progress on the NCG workstreams and other efforts to their respective commanders-in-chief.

The third principal-level NCG will be convened in Korea next summer”. https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/12/16/joint-press-statement-on-nuclear-consultative-group-meeting/

US Pledges Protection of South Korea on Friday; Trump Praises North Korean Dictator Kim Jong-Un on Saturday; North Korea Fires Powerful Long Range Missile on Monday; US and North Korea Technically Still at War

“Foreign ministers of 47 countries condemn North Korea’s supply of ballistic missiles to Russia” EUROPEAN PRAVDA — WEDNESDAY, 10 JANUARY 2024, 07:36 https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2024/01/10/7436557/

48 countries including Ukraine. The EU representative also signed.
Where’s Taiwan?
Albania,
Andorra,
Argentina,
Australia,
Austria,
Belgium,
Bulgaria,
Canada,
Croatia,
Cyprus,
the Czech Republic,
Denmark,
Estonia,
Finland,
France,
Georgia,
Germany,
Greece,
Guatemala,
Iceland,
Ireland,
Israel,
Italy,
Japan,
Latvia,
Liechtenstein,
Lithuania,
Luxembourg,
Malta,
Moldova,
Monaco,
Montenegro,
the Netherlands,
New Zealand,
North Macedonia,
Norway,
Palau,
Poland,
Portugal,
the Republic of Korea,
Romania,
San Marino,
Slovenia,
Spain,
Sweden,
Ukraine,
the United Kingdom,
the European Union, 
and the United States of America