Security Council resolution 1695 (2006) [on the launching of ballistic missiles by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)]
Symbol: S/RES/1695(2006)
Date: 2006-07-15
Status: adopted
Agenda: S/61 [23] NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION
Subjects: IAEA|Six-Party Talks|Joint Statement of the Fourth Round of Six Party Talks (2005 : Beijing)|Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (1968)|BALLISTIC MISSILES|DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA|NEGOTIATION|CONFIDENCE-BUILDING MEASURES|NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY|REGIONAL SECURITY|NUCLEAR-WEAPON-FREE ZONES|KOREAN PENINSULA|TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER|NUCLEAR SAFEGUARDS|NUCLEAR FACILITIES|NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT|NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION
Votes in favour: 15
Votes against: 0
Abstentions: 0
Voting record:
country: ARGENTINA
vote: yes
country: CHINA
vote: yes
country: CONGO
vote: yes
country: DENMARK
vote: yes
country: FRANCE
vote: yes
country: GHANA
vote: yes
country: GREECE
vote: yes
country: JAPAN
vote: yes
country: PERU
vote: yes
country: QATAR
vote: yes
country: RUSSIAN FEDERATION
vote: yes
country: SLOVAKIA
vote: yes
country: UNITED KINGDOM
vote: yes
country: UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA
vote: yes
country: UNITED STATES
vote: yes

               United Nations                                                                  S/RES/1695 (2006)
               Security Council                                              Distr.: General
                                                                             15 July 2006




               Resolution 1695 (2006)
               Adopted by the Security Council at its 5490th meeting, on
               15 July 2006

                    The Security Council,
                    Reaffirming its resolutions 825 (1993) of 11 May 1993 and 1540 (2004) of
               28 April 2004,
                    Bearing in mind the importance of maintaining peace and stability on the
               Korean peninsula and in north-east Asia at large,
                    Reaffirming that proliferation of nuclear, chemical and biological weapons, as
               well as their means of delivery, constitutes a threat to international peace and
               security,
                     Expressing grave concern at the launch of ballistic missiles by the Democratic
               People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), given the potential of such systems to be used
               as a means to deliver nuclear, chemical or biological payloads,
                    Registering profound concern at the DPRK’s breaking of its pledge to maintain
               its moratorium on missile launching,
                    Expressing further concern that the DPRK endangered civil aviation and
               shipping through its failure to provide adequate advance notice,
                    Expressing its grave concern about DPRK’s indication of possible additional
               launches of ballistic missiles in the near future,
                     Expressing also its desire for a peaceful and diplomatic solution to the
               situation and welcoming efforts by Council members as well as other Member States
               to facilitate a peaceful and comprehensive solution through dialogue,
                     Recalling that the DPRK launched an object propelled by a missile without
               prior notification to the countries in the region, which fell into the waters in the
               vicinity of Japan on 31 August 1998,
                     Deploring the DPRK’s announcement of withdrawal from the Treaty on
               Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (the Treaty) and its stated pursuit of nuclear
               weapons in spite of its Treaty on Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons and
               International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) safeguards obligations,




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                    Stressing the importance of the implementation of the Joint Statement issued
               on 19 September 2005 by China, DPRK, Japan, Republic of Korea, the Russian
               Federation and the United States,
                    Affirming that such launches jeopardize peace, stability and security in the
               region and beyond, particularly in light of the DPRK’s claim that it has developed
               nuclear weapons,
                    Acting under its special responsibility for the maintenance of international
               peace and security,
                     1.   Condemns the multiple launches by the DPRK of ballistic missiles on
               5 July 2006 local time;
                    2.    Demands that the DPRK suspend all activities related to its ballistic
               missile programme, and in this context re-establish its pre-existing commitments to
               a moratorium on missile launching;
                     3.   Requires all Member States, in accordance with their national legal
               authorities and legislation and consistent with international law, to exercise
               vigilance and prevent missile and missile-related items, materials, goods and
               technology being transferred to DPRK’s missile or WMD programmes;
                     4.   Requires all Member States, in accordance with their national legal
               authorities and legislation and consistent with international law, to exercise
               vigilance and prevent the procurement of missiles or missile related-items,
               materials, goods and technology from the DPRK, and the transfer of any financial
               resources in relation to DPRK’s missile or WMD programmes;
                     5.   Underlines, in particular to the DPRK, the need to show restraint and
               refrain from any action that might aggravate tension, and to continue to work on the
               resolution of non-proliferation concerns through political and diplomatic efforts;
                    6.    Strongly urges the DPRK to return immediately to the Six-Party Talks
               without precondition, to work towards the expeditious implementation of
               19 September 2005 Joint Statement, in particular to abandon all nuclear weapons
               and existing nuclear programmes, and to return at an early date to the Treaty on
               Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons and International Atomic Energy Agency
               safeguards;
                    7.    Supports the six-party talks, calls for their early resumption, and urges all
               the participants to intensify their efforts on the full implementation of the
               19 September 2005 Joint Statement with a view to achieving the verifiable
               denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula in a peaceful manner and to maintaining
               peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula and in north-east Asia;
                    8.    Decides to remain seized of the matter.




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