NEWS RELEASES
October 14, 2006 (5:45 p.m. EDT)
No. 121
STATEMENT BY MINISTER MACKAY ON U.N. RESOLUTION ON
NORTH KOREA
The Honourable Peter MacKay, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of the Atlantic
Canada Opportunities Agency, today issued the following statement concerning the
announcement by the United Nations Security Council that it has voted unanimously to
impose sanctions on North Korea in response to that country’s claimed nuclear test:
“Canada is pleased that the UN Security Council has responded to the provocative
action of the nuclear test by North Korea on October 9 and approved Resolution 1718,
which we strongly support.”
“Today’s unanimous vote demonstrates that the international community is united in
demanding that North Korea abandon its nuclear programs. Canada will fulfill its
obligations under UN Security Council Resolution 1718, and urges North Korea to
return to the six-party talks, without condition, as the best forum to address its
economic, political and security goals.”
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