[한국의 UN안보리 진출 관련 동영상 및 기사] S.Korea Wins UN Security Council Seat

 

S.Korea Wins UN Security Council Seat

South Korea was on Wednesday elected as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council for the first time in 15 years. It was one of the three candidates from Asia along with Bhutan and Cambodia.
The country won support from 149 nations in the second round of voting, more than two-thirds of the 193 members, to secure the one available seat for the Asia-Pacific region. The term starts in 2013 and lasts two years.
Since joining the UN in 1991, South Korea served as a non-permanent member of the Security Council once already, from 1996 to 1997. Its second term will allow it to influence crucial international security issues.
The mandate includes the right to call for a meeting of the council, boosting stability in tense times on the Korean Peninsula. The South Korean government hopes to play a major role in issues such as North Korea's nuclear program and the environment.

 

 

SEOUL, Oct. 19 — South Korea’s status as a non- permanent member of the United Nations Security Council will help deter future provocations by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), the country’s top diplomat said Friday.

“I believe being a member of the Security Council itself will bolster deterrence against North Korea (DPRK), now that we can directly discuss its provocations at the council,” foreign minister Kim Sung-hwan told a press briefing.

“This will allow us to contribute to regional peace and world peace as well,” he said, adding the country will “play a leading role” in resolving global conflicts.

South Korea’s presidential office Cheong Wa Dae echoed the sentiment, saying in a statement that the country will “solidify peace on the Korean peninsula” and help “maintain global peace and stability.”

The remarks came a day after South Korea was elected to the 15- nation United Nations Security Council, along with Australia, Rwanda, Argentina and Luxembourg, for the first time in 15 years.

It won 149 votes in the second round of voting, more than the 129 votes necessary to win a seat on the council, beating Bhutan and Cambodia that also eyed the Asia-Pacific seat.

South Korea, which joined the U.N. in 1991 along with the DPRK, will serve on the council for the next two years alongside the five veto-holding permanent council members.