South Korean foreign minister discusses North Korea issue in meeting with UN official

On the 5th, South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yeol met with Rosemary DiCarlo, Under-Secretary-General for the United Nations Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs (DPPA), who was visiting South Korea, and announced that North Korea's illegal military cooperation and South Korea's
"Military cooperation between North Korea and Russia, which has recently become more serious due to the dispatch of North Korean troops to Russia, is a blatant violation of the UN Security Council resolutions," Cho said.
"This is an act that threatens the peace and security of the international community," he said, adding that he would continue to send a firm message calling for the immediate withdrawal of North Korean troops by the United Nations and an end to illegal military cooperation between North Korea and Russia.
On the same day, Mr. Zhao also met with UN Under-Secretary-General for Disarmament Affairs Izumi Nakamitsu, and exchanged views on the North Korea issue, military cooperation between North Korea and Russia, and the current state of international nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation.
Mr. Cho said the dispatch of North Korean troops to Russia, following recent military cooperation between North Korea and Russia, is a clear violation of UN Security Council resolutions and a grave threat to peace and security on the Korean peninsula and the world as a whole.
"The United Nations has been working closely with the UN since 2013 to resolve the issue of nuclear weapons and other issues, and has been working with the UN since 2015," he said.
Kim explained the current situation on the Korean Peninsula, including North Korea's recent dispatch of troops to Russia and its ICBM provocations, and spoke about North Korea's nuclear and missile development, illegal military cooperation, and the civilian situation.
He also strongly criticized the human rights oppression in the country. He explained the South Korean government's "August 15 Unification Doctrine," and stated that the South Korean government will "stand by the principles of freedom, peace, and stability" in order to counter North Korea's anti-unification and anti-historical "two-state theory."
According to the Ministry of Unification, De Carlo expressed deep concern over North Korea's dispatch of troops to Russia and its hostile insistence on a "two-state theory."
He expressed his sympathy and support for the South Korean government's unification and North Korea policy.