Past United Nations Action:.
The Secretary General Ban Ki-moon of the United Nations says, "The sanctions by the U.N on the North could be lifted, but it is not possible to predict when it will be," and, "The most important thing is the efforts by the South-North authorities to widen cooperation through dialogue and to reduce the gap in mutual understanding." What he is saying is that there could be hope for North Korea, but it is far off and that they will need to start playing by the rest of the world's rules, which especially in light of recent actions, does not seem likely. Sanctions, such as S/RES/1872 (2009) (This means the Security Council Resolution number 1872 that was passed in 2009), condemning the DPRK for its unsavoury activities, have been passed. Such sanctions resulting from this nuclear involvement do hurt the country. These are meant to make the DPRK return to 6-party talks that will make it denuclearise, and removing the sanctions is a priority, especially in the new regime. Unfortunately these six party talks may not take place again, for the elimination of the DPRK's nuclear and uranium enrichment programs must preclude negotiation, along with outside regulation, namely by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA – UN Agency). This makes for a vicious circle of tension between States. The six parties in these talks are the U. S., Russia, China, Japan, North and South Korea; however the North wants to talk to the U. S. one on one only. Once in a while the U. S. does indulge the DPRK's desires, but they always expect the DPRK to open itself to further, more open talks. Not surprisingly, the DPRK refuses to accept this and even realises some of the other countries as threats, save China, who is giving them aid and is one of their major allies. As long as China continues to provide aid, North Korea can probably sustain its current actions.
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