Topic: Situation in the Korean Peninsula
Country: Brazil
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The Federative Republic of Brazil expresses it’s grave concern over the current situation in the Korean Peninsula. There are several issues that Brazil believes are imperative to address in this meeting of the Security Council: response to the November 23rd bombing of Yeonpyeong Island, denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, and re-commencement of peace and unification talks between the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and the Republic of Korea.
The United Nations cannot ignore the DPRK’s military strike against the Island of Yeonpyeong, nor its inflammatory nature. The attack has alarmed the international community, heightened the tension between the DPRK and the ROK, and is continuous with a distressing pattern of aggressive acts executed by the DPRK. The Federative Republic of Brazil is of the opinion that we as the Security Council should condemn this recent attack by the DPRK as a violent act, detrimental to the peace process. Furthermore, we must not as an international body or as individual nations use this attack as an excuse to placate the DPRK. We cannot, as has been done often before, reward the DPRK for provocative acts, nor can we bribe them to come back to the negotiating table. This policy will not stop the pattern of aggression, it only encourages it.
The Federative Republic of Brazil is committed to the denuclearization of the planet, and is strongly opposed to any nuclear weapons program operating outside of IAEA safeguards. We stress that the DPRK must comply with previous Security Council resolutions calling for the stoppage of its nuclear weapons plants, return to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and readmit International Atomic Energy Agency personnel to inspect their facilities. Brazil is, however, a firm believer in the right of all nations to a peaceful nuclear program under the NPT, and that nothing should be done to hinder the DPRK’s ability to continue a peaceful nuclear program so long as it once again becomes a signatory of the NPT.
The peace process in the Korean Peninsula was unfortunately halted by the DPRK’s withdrawal from the Six-Party Talks in 2009. The Federative Republic of Brazil is convinced that the Talks have the potential to bring a lasting peace to the Korean Peninsula, and therefore implores the DPRK to return to the Talks without precondition. We would also like to encourage other nations and regional bodies to help facilitate a peaceful and diplomatic solution to the questions of lasting peace in the Korean Peninsula and eventual reunification of the two Koreas.
