21:56 24.10.2024

Borrell on behalf of EU: sending North Korean troops to participate in war to be hostile act with serious consequences for global peace and security

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Borrell on behalf of EU: sending North Korean troops to participate in war to be hostile act with serious consequences for global peace and security

Following reports of North Korean troops being sent to Russia, the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell, issued a statement on behalf of the EU, saying that such actions would be a hostile act by the DPRK with serious consequences for European and global peace and security.

“The European Union is deeply alarmed by reports that the DPRK is sending troops to participate in Russia’s illegal war of aggression against Ukraine. This would constitute a serious breach of international law, including the most fundamental principles of the UN Charter. It would be a unilateral hostile act by the DPRK with serious consequences for European and global peace and security. This development also illustrates once again how Russia is spreading instability and escalation in the region and across the globe,” says a message, the text of which was distributed in Brussels on Thursday by the European External Action Service (EEAS).

Borrell said the European Union strongly condemns the deepening military cooperation and arms supplies between North Korea and Russia, which are in flagrant violation of numerous UN Security Council resolutions. “The EU urges the DPRK to stop providing support to Russia’s illegal war efforts. Russia’s deepening military cooperation with the DPRK sends a clear message: despite its stated readiness to negotiate, Russia is not sincerely interested in a just, comprehensive and lasting peace. On the contrary, Russia is escalating and desperately seeking any help for its war, including from actors that are severely disrupting global peace and security,” the statement reads.

Borrell also stated that “with its disturbing shift of position on the denuclearisation of the DPRK, as expressed by Foreign Minister Lavrov, Russia relinquishes its key obligations from the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) including to prevent nuclear proliferation and violates multiple UN Security Council resolutions adopted with Russia's support.” “By doing so, Russia compromises its responsibilities as a permanent member of the Security Council and as a UN member state. The DPRK cannot and will never have the status of a nuclear weapon State in accordance with the NPT,” the High Representative said.

He also pointed out that North Korea's continued support for Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine illustrates how closely European security is linked to the security of the Indo-Pacific region. “The European Union will coordinate with international partners on the matter, including on responses,” Borrell said.

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