Conclusion of effective international arrangements to assure non-nuclear
weapon States against the use or threat of use of nuclear weapons"
Republic of Korea
The Republic of Korea believes that all non-nuclear weapon States
Parties to the NPT, who have renounced the nuclear weapons option
and who are in full compliance with the NPT provisions, have a legitimate
claim to credible and effective negative security assurances from
the nuclear-weapon States. However, negative security assurance
cannot be automatically guaranteed to a State Party only for the
reason that it adheres to the NPT. What has transpired in recent
years shows that in reality there exist States who sign non-proliferation
treaties and then choose not to fully comply with them. Under the
circumstances, the argument for establishing a legally binding arrangement
is premature.
The draft resolution has failed to aptly reflect this underlying
principle. For this reason, my delegation has abstained from the
vote.
