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북한의 4차 핵실험 가능성이 제기되는 가운데 한국과 미국, 일본의 6자회담 수석대표들은 7일(현지시간) 북한의 추가도발에 대해 “심각한 우려”를 표명하고 이를 저지하기 위해 “단합되고 실효적인 노력을 경주”해 나가기로 했다고 관계자들이 전했다.
이 회담은 북한이 탄도미사일 시험발사에 대한 유엔 안전보장이사회의 규탄에 반발, 추가 핵실험 가능성을 거듭 언급하는 와중에 열린 것이다.
우리 측 수석대표인 황준국 신임 외교부 한반도평화교섭본부장은 워싱턴에서 회담직후 기자들과 만나 “북한이 핵실험을 감행한다면 국제사회와 함께 그에 상응하는 대가를 치르도록 할 것”이라고 말했다.
그는 “북한의 핵실험은 국제사회에 대한 정면도전이자 국제평화와 안전에 대한 위협이 될 것”이라면서 “한•미•일 3국 수석대표들은 북한의 추가도발 가능성에 대해 심각한 우려를 표명하고 이를 저지하기 위해 단합되고 실효적인 노력을 경주해 나가기로 했다”고 덧붙였다.
황 본부장은 회담에서 수석대표들이 북한이 거론한 ‘새로운 형태의 핵실험’에 대해 “3국이 서로의 정보평가에 대해 얘기를 나눴다”고 말했다.
리동일 북한 유엔대표부 차석대사는 지난 4일 뉴욕에서 예고 없이 기자회견을 열어 “미국이 미사일과 인권 문제로 압박을 계속하면 새로운 형태의 핵실험을 할 수밖에 없다”고 거듭 밝혔다.
황 본부장은 북한이 추가도발을 하는 경우 “유엔 안보리를 포함해 국제사회와 함께 다른 방법으로 조치를 취해나가는 문제에 대해 협의했다”고 말했다.
미국 국무부는 회담 직후 낸 보도자료에서 “3국은 9•19 공동성명과 평화적인 방법으로 검증 가능한 한반도 비핵화를 달성한다는 목표를 재확인했다”며 “최근 북한의 탄도미사일 발사가 유엔 안보리의 대북 제재결의인 1718, 1874, 2087, 2094호의 위배라는 것을 확인했다”고 전했다.
국무부는 “우리는 북한과 관련한 안보리 결의를 전면적이고 투명하게 이행한다는 약속을 재확인하고 북한이 추가적 위협행동을 자제할 것을 촉구했다”고 강조했다.
국무부는 “우리는 앞으로 동맹 및 우방, 국제사회와 함께 북한의 비참한 인권상황에 초점을 맞추고 조직적이고 지속적인 인권유린 행위에 대해 책임을 묻기로 약속 했다” 고 덧붙였다.
황 본부장은 3자회동에 이어 이날 오후 국무부 청사에서 미국 측 6자회담 수석대표인 글린 데이비스 미 국무부 대북정책 특별대표와 별도의 한•미 양자회담을 하고 워싱턴 모처에서 이하라 국장과 비공개 한•일 양자회담을 가졌다.
(코리아헤럴드 신현희 기자)
이 회담은 북한이 탄도미사일 시험발사에 대한 유엔 안전보장이사회의 규탄에 반발, 추가 핵실험 가능성을 거듭 언급하는 와중에 열린 것이다.
우리 측 수석대표인 황준국 신임 외교부 한반도평화교섭본부장은 워싱턴에서 회담직후 기자들과 만나 “북한이 핵실험을 감행한다면 국제사회와 함께 그에 상응하는 대가를 치르도록 할 것”이라고 말했다.
그는 “북한의 핵실험은 국제사회에 대한 정면도전이자 국제평화와 안전에 대한 위협이 될 것”이라면서 “한•미•일 3국 수석대표들은 북한의 추가도발 가능성에 대해 심각한 우려를 표명하고 이를 저지하기 위해 단합되고 실효적인 노력을 경주해 나가기로 했다”고 덧붙였다.
황 본부장은 회담에서 수석대표들이 북한이 거론한 ‘새로운 형태의 핵실험’에 대해 “3국이 서로의 정보평가에 대해 얘기를 나눴다”고 말했다.
리동일 북한 유엔대표부 차석대사는 지난 4일 뉴욕에서 예고 없이 기자회견을 열어 “미국이 미사일과 인권 문제로 압박을 계속하면 새로운 형태의 핵실험을 할 수밖에 없다”고 거듭 밝혔다.
황 본부장은 북한이 추가도발을 하는 경우 “유엔 안보리를 포함해 국제사회와 함께 다른 방법으로 조치를 취해나가는 문제에 대해 협의했다”고 말했다.
미국 국무부는 회담 직후 낸 보도자료에서 “3국은 9•19 공동성명과 평화적인 방법으로 검증 가능한 한반도 비핵화를 달성한다는 목표를 재확인했다”며 “최근 북한의 탄도미사일 발사가 유엔 안보리의 대북 제재결의인 1718, 1874, 2087, 2094호의 위배라는 것을 확인했다”고 전했다.
국무부는 “우리는 북한과 관련한 안보리 결의를 전면적이고 투명하게 이행한다는 약속을 재확인하고 북한이 추가적 위협행동을 자제할 것을 촉구했다”고 강조했다.
국무부는 “우리는 앞으로 동맹 및 우방, 국제사회와 함께 북한의 비참한 인권상황에 초점을 맞추고 조직적이고 지속적인 인권유린 행위에 대해 책임을 묻기로 약속 했다” 고 덧붙였다.
황 본부장은 3자회동에 이어 이날 오후 국무부 청사에서 미국 측 6자회담 수석대표인 글린 데이비스 미 국무부 대북정책 특별대표와 별도의 한•미 양자회담을 하고 워싱턴 모처에서 이하라 국장과 비공개 한•일 양자회담을 가졌다.
(코리아헤럴드 신현희 기자)
<관련 영문 기사>
Seoul, Washington, Tokyo warn against N.K. nuclear test
The chief negotiators of South Korea, the U.S. and Japan on North Korea’s nuclear weapons program agreed Tuesday to boost cooperation to discourage the communist state from engaging in further provocations amid growing concerns over the possibility of a fourth atomic blast.
They gathered in Washington to discuss ways to ramp up their trilateral coordination as Pyongyang repeatedly threatened a “new form of nuclear test” to beef up its deterrence.
Hwang Joon-kook, Seoul’s new special representative for Korean peninsular peace and security affairs and chief envoy to the six-party talks aimed at denuclearizing the North, warned the Kim Jong-un regime against another underground detonation, saying it would have to “pay the due price.”
“North Korea’s nuclear test will pose a head-on challenge to the international community and a threat to world peace and safety,” he told reporters after the meeting.
“The representatives of the three countries expressed grave concerns over the possibility of an additional North Korean provocation and agreed to devote united and effective efforts to prevent it.”
On March 30, Pyongyang said it would not rule out a “new type of nuclear test” in protest against the U.N. Security Council’s condemnation of its test-firing of ballistic missiles late last month and international criticism over its appalling human rights record.
Its deputy U.N. ambassador Ri Tong-il warned again last Friday that his country “made it very clear we will carry out a new form of nuclear test,” without elaborating.
The three envoys exchanged views on the North’s options regarding the experiment, Hwang said. Experts have raised the possibility of multiple explosions and the use of a uranium device, hydrogen bomb or “boosted fission weapon,” which they call a 1.5-generation atomic bomb.
“In the event of a further provocation (nuclear test), we conferred on how we would respond differently together with the international community including the U.N. Security Council,” the diplomat added.
While slamming the North’s recent ballistic missile launches, they also restated their commitment to the watershed Sept. 19, 2005, joint statement and its “core goal” of a verifiable denuclearization of the peninsula in a peaceful manner, the U.S. State Department said.
“We also reiterated our commitment to the full and transparent implementation of all U.N. Security Council resolutions concerning the DPRK (North Korea) and urged the DPRK to refrain from further threatening actions,” it said in a statement.
“We pledged to continue working … to focus international attention on the deplorable human rights situation in North Korea, and to hold the DPRK accountable for its systematic and ongoing violations of the human rights of its people.”
The consultation followed a trilateral summit late last month in The Hague on the sidelines of the Nuclear Security Summit, during which the three countries’ leaders reaffirmed that the six-nation forum should ensure “substantive progress” in dismantling Pyongyang’s nuclear programs.
For Hwang, the four-day trip marked his first chance since his appointment last week to foster rapport with his counterparts -- Glyn Davies, special representative for North Korea policy at the U.S. Department of State, and Junichi Ihara, director general for Asian and Oceanian affairs at the Japanese Foreign Ministry. Hwang also held separate meetings with each of the envoys.
By Shin Hyon-hee (heeshin@heraldcorp.com)
Seoul, Washington, Tokyo warn against N.K. nuclear test
The chief negotiators of South Korea, the U.S. and Japan on North Korea’s nuclear weapons program agreed Tuesday to boost cooperation to discourage the communist state from engaging in further provocations amid growing concerns over the possibility of a fourth atomic blast.
They gathered in Washington to discuss ways to ramp up their trilateral coordination as Pyongyang repeatedly threatened a “new form of nuclear test” to beef up its deterrence.
Hwang Joon-kook, Seoul’s new special representative for Korean peninsular peace and security affairs and chief envoy to the six-party talks aimed at denuclearizing the North, warned the Kim Jong-un regime against another underground detonation, saying it would have to “pay the due price.”
“North Korea’s nuclear test will pose a head-on challenge to the international community and a threat to world peace and safety,” he told reporters after the meeting.
“The representatives of the three countries expressed grave concerns over the possibility of an additional North Korean provocation and agreed to devote united and effective efforts to prevent it.”
On March 30, Pyongyang said it would not rule out a “new type of nuclear test” in protest against the U.N. Security Council’s condemnation of its test-firing of ballistic missiles late last month and international criticism over its appalling human rights record.
Its deputy U.N. ambassador Ri Tong-il warned again last Friday that his country “made it very clear we will carry out a new form of nuclear test,” without elaborating.
The three envoys exchanged views on the North’s options regarding the experiment, Hwang said. Experts have raised the possibility of multiple explosions and the use of a uranium device, hydrogen bomb or “boosted fission weapon,” which they call a 1.5-generation atomic bomb.
“In the event of a further provocation (nuclear test), we conferred on how we would respond differently together with the international community including the U.N. Security Council,” the diplomat added.
While slamming the North’s recent ballistic missile launches, they also restated their commitment to the watershed Sept. 19, 2005, joint statement and its “core goal” of a verifiable denuclearization of the peninsula in a peaceful manner, the U.S. State Department said.
“We also reiterated our commitment to the full and transparent implementation of all U.N. Security Council resolutions concerning the DPRK (North Korea) and urged the DPRK to refrain from further threatening actions,” it said in a statement.
“We pledged to continue working … to focus international attention on the deplorable human rights situation in North Korea, and to hold the DPRK accountable for its systematic and ongoing violations of the human rights of its people.”
The consultation followed a trilateral summit late last month in The Hague on the sidelines of the Nuclear Security Summit, during which the three countries’ leaders reaffirmed that the six-nation forum should ensure “substantive progress” in dismantling Pyongyang’s nuclear programs.
For Hwang, the four-day trip marked his first chance since his appointment last week to foster rapport with his counterparts -- Glyn Davies, special representative for North Korea policy at the U.S. Department of State, and Junichi Ihara, director general for Asian and Oceanian affairs at the Japanese Foreign Ministry. Hwang also held separate meetings with each of the envoys.
By Shin Hyon-hee (heeshin@heraldcorp.com)
