UN urges Trump, Kim to reduce war drum-News

UN Secretary-General António Guterres has
called on the U.S. and North Korea “to dial
down rhetoric and dial up diplomacy” in
addressing the growing tensions on the Korean
Peninsula.
Guterres, while speaking with the UN
Correspondents in New York, stressed that the
solution to the crisis must be political.
The UN chief reiterated that his good offices –
the prestige and weight that his title and the
UN represented to the world community –
were always available.
“I will remain in close contact with all
concerned parties and stand ready to assist in
any way,” Guterres said.
He noted Tuesday’s meeting of the
representatives of the Six-Party Talks, which
include China, the Democratic People’s
Republic of Korea (DPRK), Japan, the Republic
of Korea, the Russian Federation, and the
United States.
Guterres also noted the UN Security Council
strengthened sanctions against DPRK’s
exports, which unanimously adopted resolution
2371 (2017) and imposed a full ban on the
export of coal, iron and iron ore from the
north-east Asian country.
He said that with that resolution, the
international community must send a clear,
coherent message to the leadership of the
DPRK to “fully comply with international
obligations, work towards reopening
communication channels and support efforts to
deescalate the situation.”
He noted that the resolution sent “an
unambiguous message regarding the peace
and security obligations” of DPRK.
It also represented “an opportunity to solve
this crisis through diplomatic engagement and
renewed dialogue”.
Guterres welcomed the “continued critical
engagement” by Member States and supported
“the call of the Republic of Korea to the DPRK
to engage in credible and meaningful
dialogue”.
These include steps as confidence-building
measures to defuse tension and efforts to de-
nuclearise the Peninsula, he said.
The tensions related to the crisis in the region
“are at levels not seen in decades,” Guterres
said, noting that more than three million people
died in the Korean War, which ravaged the
Peninsula from 1950 to 1953.
“We need to heed the lessons of history – not
to repeat the mistakes,” he said, while noting
also that the potential consequences of
military action “are too horrific to even
contemplate”.
Chinese President Xi Jinping had earlier urged
all the concerned parties to practice restraint
regarding the Korean Peninsula nuclear issue
in a phone conversation with his U.S.
counterpart Donald Trump on Saturday.
The concerned parties should avoid remarks
and actions that could escalate tensions on
the Korean Peninsula, Xi said, adding China is
ready to work with the United States to
appropriately

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