SECRETARY-GENERAL PLEDGES UN SUPPORT FOR INTER-KOREAN SUMMIT

SECRETARY-GENERAL PLEDGES UN SUPPORT FOR INTER-KOREAN SUMMIT
New York, Oct 1 2007 10:00AM
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today welcomed this week's inter-Korean summit as an opportunity to contribute to reconciliation, cooperation and denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and pledged any United Nations support that may be needed.

In a <"http://www.un.org/apps/sg/sgstats.asp?nid=2770">statement issued by his spokesperson, Mr. Ban wished the leaders of the Republic of Korea and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) success in "using this historic occasion to lay a solid foundation for peace and stability" on the peninsula at their three-day meeting in the DPRK capital of Pyongyang beginning tomorrow.

"The Secretary-General hopes the summit will lead to increased inter-Korean reconciliation and cooperation, as well as promoting co-prosperity," the statement said.

"He further hopes that it will contribute to the progress of the Six-Party Talks on the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and advance security cooperation in Northeast Asia. The United Nations stands ready to provide assistance as may be required," it concluded.

The Six-Party Talks in Beijing between the two nations, China, Japan, Russia and the United States are currently seeking to work out the details of an agreement reached in February on dismantling the DPRK's nuclear weapons facilities.
2007-10-01 00:00:00.000

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