To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has held any recent discussions with his international counterparts on the prospect of resuming the six-party talks in relation to North Korea’s nuclear weapons programme; and if he will make a statement.
Answered on
21 December 2017
We are working with our international partners, including in the UN Security Council, on the need for North Korea to denuclearise and engage in a diplomatic resolution to current tensions. On 15 December, I attended a Ministerial-level Security Council meeting in New York, hosted by the Japanese Foreign Minister on the threat posed by North Korea's nuclear proliferation. In the course of my address, I condemned North Korea's illegal pursuit of an intercontinental nuclear weapon and urged members of the Council to increase the pressure on Kim Jong Un to change course.
The UK stands ready to support negotiations, under the right circumstances, whether in the Six Party Talks or another agreed format.