Peace, security and reunification on the Korean peninsula
Background
Building on momentum generated by the landmark summit between the leaders of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and the Republic of Korea that took place early October 2007, the General Assembly called on Member States to "continue supporting the inter-Korean dialogue, reconciliation and reunification", to foster peace and security on the Korean Peninsula and, more broadly, in north-east Asia and the world.
The Assembly adopted by consensus a resolution (A/RES/62/5) [See draft: A/62/L.4] which welcomed the 2 to 4 October summit in Pyongyang, and backed the leaders' adoption of the summit's eight-point Declaration to bolster economic cooperation between the two countries and promote peace and security in the region.
Further to the text, negotiated by both countries, the Assembly encouraged both countries to implement the Declaration fully and in good faith, and thereby lay a solid foundation for peaceful reunification.
