President Yun: ``Security Council reform is necessary''...Message consistent with Japan and US leaders

In his keynote speech at the United Nations General Assembly on the 20th (local time), South Korean President Yoon Seo-gyul harshly criticized Russia, a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council. Criticized a specific country on the international stage
is unusual. President Yoon emphasized that arms and military transactions between Russia and North Korea have an impact not only on the Ukraine war, but also on South Korea's security, and called for the need to reform the Security Council.
In his keynote speech, President Yoon directly referred to and strongly criticized Russia for its invasion of Ukraine and its aggressive arms and military transactions with North Korea. This month 1
This is actually the first time that President Yoon directly mentioned this after the Russia-North Korea summit meeting held on the 3rd. Written interview with the US Associated Press on the 17th prior to attending the United Nations General Assembly.
``Military cooperation between North Korea and Russia is an illegal and unjust act that violates United Nations Security Council resolutions and various international sanctions.''
President Yoon said, ``By invading Ukraine, Russia has violated the United Nations Charter's ``sovereignty and territorial integrity.''
A party that, as a permanent member of the Security Council, adopted a resolution to impose sanctions against North Korea and led the establishment of the international non-proliferation regime attempts to violate a resolution that prohibits any arms trade with North Korea. child
That is self-contradictory." Furthermore, President Yun criticized the theory of Security Council reform, saying, ``Because of these contradictions, the opinion that ``Reform of the Security Council is necessary'' will receive wide support.''
Appealed. Before President Yoon, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said, ``Let's reform the Security Council to fit the current situation in the international community,'' and US President Joe Biden said, ``Let's reform the Security Council to fit the current situation in the international community.''
As proposed, the United States supports expanding the number of permanent and non-permanent members of the Security Council." Furthermore, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said, ``Measures to deter the exercise of the veto will lead to strengthening the Security Council and restoring trust.''
He called for reform. Japan, the United States, and South Korea sent a unified message regarding Security Council reform targeting Russia. President Yoon did not express a specific position on the method of reforming the Security Council.
I didn't. However, the South Korean government is considering expanding the number of permanent members, taking into account that ``the structure of ``once you become a permanent member, you maintain your permanent status'' is vulnerable to changes in the situation.''
Japan is also advocating for an expansion of the number of general members, which would be constituted through regular voting.