UN Secretary General António Guterres. File photoUN, 11 May.The UN Secretary General strongly condemns the ongoing development of the North Korean missile program, Khaled Hiari, Assistant Secretary General for the Middle East and Asia Pacific, said at a UN Security Council meeting. «The UN Secretary General strongly condemns the ongoing development of missiles using ballistic missile technology. Such actions are a clear violation of relevant UN Security Council resolutions and contribute to the growth of tension in the region and beyond,” Hiari said. According to him, “the leader of the DPRK made statements on April 25 and April 30 that Pyongyang can use its nuclear weapons preemptively.” «Statements of this nature are deeply disturbing,» the aide said. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on April 30 stressed the need to strengthen the country's military power in order to «preemptively and carefully contain» the nuclear threat from hostile forces. The North Korean leader then called on his military leaders to support » absolute superiority» of the country's armed forces and stressed that «huge offensive power and overwhelming military power» are a «lifeline», a guarantee of security, preservation of the «dignity, rights and interests» of the DPRK in the modern world, where there is a fierce confrontation between forces hostile to each other. 
China Won't Support U.S. Resolution to Tighten Sanctions Against North Korea António Guterres urges North Korea to embark on diplomatic dialogue, Khaled Hiari said. Council, to change course to dialogue, calls to build on previous diplomatic efforts,» Hiari said. According to him, the UN welcomes regular contacts and cooperation between key parties in the context of the Korean Peninsula. «We welcome the parties for their desire to enter into dialogue with the DPRK without preconditions «, — said the assistant. «We reiterate our call (to Pyongyang — ed.) to provide access to international staff, including the UN coordinator, as well as access for humanitarian supplies (to the country — ed.),» Hiari said.
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