The Korea Times
South Korea cosponsored a United Nations resolution on North Korean human rights that passed Monday (local time), overcoming internal disagreements between ministries that had delayed its participation. Officials insist the move will not undermine Seoul's push for peaceful coexistence with the North. “As a directly concerned party, the government concluded that cosponsoring the resolution would better maintain credibility and consistency, while contributing to improvements in North Korea’s human rights situation through international cooperation, even though various views had been discussed among ministries,” a Ministry of Foreign Affairs official said Tuesday. In a press release issued after the resolution passed, the foreign ministry said the adopted text recognized recent North Korean efforts to meet its human rights obligations, including Pyongyang's participation in the fourth cycle of the Universal Periodic Review, while underscoring the importance of engagement — including inter-Korean dialogue — in improving conditions in the North. "The government remains committed to
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