UN General Assembly
1996

nations should be settled immediately through dialogue and negotiation in the interests of the parties concerned and in conformity with international peace and security. At present, the maintenance of peace and security in North-East Asia is one of the most vitally important problems. In order to ensure peace and security in North- East Asia, the arms race and any attempt aimed at fostering military collusion with outside forces should be brought to an end. However, the military collusion between the United States and Japan is being intensified, and furthermore, the United States, Japan and South Korea are becoming less disguised in their attempt to build up a tripartite military alliance by repeatedly launching joint military exercises in this region on the pretext of North Korea’s so-called invasion. In particular, the arms race is further accelerated because the Japanese authorities are resorting to the unreasonable policy of trying to become a military super- Power, building up their arms and developing nuclear weapons. We strongly urge the Japanese authorities to end their confrontational acts against the Democratic People's