New York

30 June 2019

Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General - on the Korean Peninsula

The Secretary-General welcomes the meetings in Panmunjom involving the leaders of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), the Republic of Korea, and the United States, particularly the announcement that the DPRK and the United States will resume working-level dialogue. 

The Secretary-General fully supports the continued efforts of the parties to establish new relations towards sustainable peace, security and complete and verifiable denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula. 

Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesman for the Secretary-General