UN Security Council resolution 1718

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The United Nations Security Council Resolution 1718 was amended by the United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted at its 5551st meeting on 14 October of 2006. It imposed a series of economic sanctions on North Korea in response to the North Korean nuclear test on October 9, 2006.

The main points of the resolution are:

  • North Korea must destroy all of its nuclear weapons , weapons of mass destruction and ballistic missiles .
  • North Korea must return to the six-party talks "without preconditions" .
  • The ships with goods to and from North Korea can be stopped and inspected for weapons of mass destruction and suitable materials.
  • The sale of war material, such as helicopters, combat aircraft, tanks, artillery shells, missiles and related technology to and from North Korea is prohibited.
  • Financial holdings of individuals and companies involved in the North Korean weapons program will be frozen.
  • UN member states are prohibited from exporting luxury goods to North Korea.

The resolution explicitly refers to Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations , which allows the use of force. However, military action at the request of Russia and China , North Korea's main trading partners, is not included in the resolution. The resolution only allows “peaceful sanctions” . The five veto powers had struggled for days over the resolution text and China prevailed with the demand that further measures require a new decision by the Security Council.

The UN Security Council had been determined in the run-up to send a clear signal to Pyongyang regarding its condemnation of the October 9 nuclear weapons test by taking a united stance when the resolution was passed . However, both China and Russia were concerned that ship controls would lead to confrontations between the North Korean Navy and the United States Navy .

The North Korean UN Ambassador Pak Kir-yŏn responded with a brief statement in which North Korea accused the Security Council of “gangster methods”. He later told journalists that his country was interpreting the Security Council's behavior as a "declaration of war".

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  1. ↑ a b Security Council imposes sanctions on DPR Korea after its nuclear test Claimed . UN press release, accessed October 15, 2006
  2. ↑ Security Council decides on sanctions . Spiegel Online , October 14, 2006
  3. ↑ UN slaps sanctions on North Korea . BBC , October 14, 2006
  4. ↑ North Korea accuses Security Council of "gangster methods" . In: Die Welt , October 14, 2006