Statement by Ambassador Toshiro OZAWA at the informal meeting of the Preparatory Commission on the DPRK's nuclear test announcement
2013/2/12
Mr. Chairman,
I would like to express my sincere gratitude to the Chair of the Preparatory Commission Ambassador Jan Petersen and the Executive Secretary Ambassador Tibor Tóth for convening today’s meeting.
The DPRK (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) has announced through the Korean Central News Agency today that they conducted their third underground nuclear test earlier today. In Japan, at approximately 11:59 (Tokyo time) on the same day, the Japan Meteorological Agency detected unusual seismic waveforms, which indicate the high possibility of a nuclear test conducted by the DPRK.
This nuclear test conducted flagrantly by the DPRK is totally unacceptable, as it constitutes a grave challenge to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), and seriously undermines the peace and security of North East Asia as well as the international community. In particular, the nuclear test was conducted despite the UNSCR 2087, which was adopted in response to the missile launch which the DPRK called a “satellite” on the 12 December 2012, clearly expressed its determination to take significant action in the event of a nuclear test.
This nuclear test is a clear violation of the Security Council resolutions 1718 and 1874 which obligates the DPRK not to conduct any type of nuclear tests. It is also a violation of the Japan-DPRK Pyongyang Declaration and the Joint Statement of the Fourth Round of the Six-Party Talks in September 2005. It contravenes the efforts for resolving the issues through dialogue.
The international community should by no means accept DPRK’s act. Japan urges the international community to issue a strong, united message to condemn this flagrant act.
Mr. Chairman,
183 states have signed and 159 states have ratified the CTBT. The whole international community widely shares the common recognition that nuclear tests should be prohibited. This is well demonstrated by the fact that no nuclear tests have been conducted in the past decade except for those conducted by the DPRK. The DPRK announcement that it has conducted another nuclear test following those of 2006 and 2009 goes against the existence of such international common recognition.
We note that the International Monitoring System (IMS) of the CTBTO has been able to detect unusual seismic waveforms immediately after the nuclear test. We have confirmation, once again, that the CTBT verification regime is functioning successfully. This case also shows the important role of On-site Inspection. In this respect, Japan urges all non-ratified countries especially for those Annex II countries, including the DPRK, to ratify the CTBT without further delay. We also strongly urge all states possessing nuclear weapons to continue their nuclear test moratorium.
Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
I would like to express my sincere gratitude to the Chair of the Preparatory Commission Ambassador Jan Petersen and the Executive Secretary Ambassador Tibor Tóth for convening today’s meeting.
The DPRK (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) has announced through the Korean Central News Agency today that they conducted their third underground nuclear test earlier today. In Japan, at approximately 11:59 (Tokyo time) on the same day, the Japan Meteorological Agency detected unusual seismic waveforms, which indicate the high possibility of a nuclear test conducted by the DPRK.
This nuclear test conducted flagrantly by the DPRK is totally unacceptable, as it constitutes a grave challenge to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), and seriously undermines the peace and security of North East Asia as well as the international community. In particular, the nuclear test was conducted despite the UNSCR 2087, which was adopted in response to the missile launch which the DPRK called a “satellite” on the 12 December 2012, clearly expressed its determination to take significant action in the event of a nuclear test.
This nuclear test is a clear violation of the Security Council resolutions 1718 and 1874 which obligates the DPRK not to conduct any type of nuclear tests. It is also a violation of the Japan-DPRK Pyongyang Declaration and the Joint Statement of the Fourth Round of the Six-Party Talks in September 2005. It contravenes the efforts for resolving the issues through dialogue.
The international community should by no means accept DPRK’s act. Japan urges the international community to issue a strong, united message to condemn this flagrant act.
Mr. Chairman,
183 states have signed and 159 states have ratified the CTBT. The whole international community widely shares the common recognition that nuclear tests should be prohibited. This is well demonstrated by the fact that no nuclear tests have been conducted in the past decade except for those conducted by the DPRK. The DPRK announcement that it has conducted another nuclear test following those of 2006 and 2009 goes against the existence of such international common recognition.
We note that the International Monitoring System (IMS) of the CTBTO has been able to detect unusual seismic waveforms immediately after the nuclear test. We have confirmation, once again, that the CTBT verification regime is functioning successfully. This case also shows the important role of On-site Inspection. In this respect, Japan urges all non-ratified countries especially for those Annex II countries, including the DPRK, to ratify the CTBT without further delay. We also strongly urge all states possessing nuclear weapons to continue their nuclear test moratorium.
Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
The Practical Export Control Workshop was hosted by the Wassenaar Arrangement as part of its 20th Anniversary programs and held at the Permanent Mission of Japan to the International Organizations in Vienna on 27 and 28 June 2016. More than 100 government representatives from 46 countries participated in the technically focused Practical Workshop.
Workshop speakers included the 2016 WA Plenary Chair Ambassador Anu Laamanen (Finland), 2016 WA General Working Group Chair Ambassador Paul Beijer (Sweden), 2015-2016 WA Experts Group Chair Robertas Rosinas (Lithuania), 2016 WA Licensing and Enforcement Officers Meeting Chair Jon Erik Strömö (Norway), as well as the Head of the WA Secretariat, Ambassador Philip Griffiths. The WA control lists as well as export licensing and enforcement topics were covered during the two days.
The following link from WA’s webpage contains more details:
http://www.wassenaar.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/June-2016-Workshop-media-release.pdf
Workshop speakers included the 2016 WA Plenary Chair Ambassador Anu Laamanen (Finland), 2016 WA General Working Group Chair Ambassador Paul Beijer (Sweden), 2015-2016 WA Experts Group Chair Robertas Rosinas (Lithuania), 2016 WA Licensing and Enforcement Officers Meeting Chair Jon Erik Strömö (Norway), as well as the Head of the WA Secretariat, Ambassador Philip Griffiths. The WA control lists as well as export licensing and enforcement topics were covered during the two days.
The following link from WA’s webpage contains more details:
http://www.wassenaar.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/June-2016-Workshop-media-release.pdf