UN General Assembly
2005

the trust of the international community. The doors would then open to its right to peaceful use of nuclear energy. We urge North Korea to take this road. The Republic of Korea is committed to promoting human rights as universal values that should be guaranteed to all. Based on our own experience of the past decades, we know that development and security are on shaky ground without full respect for the human rights of all. We thus welcome the reform initiatives to strengthen the United Nations human rights system and wholly support the creation of a Human Rights Council. We would have preferred to see stronger language and greater detail about the composition, mandate and functions of the Council spelled out in the summit outcome document. Working closely with other delegations, we hope to promptly engage in active consultations so that the Council can be established and can start functioning as soon as possible. The Republic of Korea is also committed to democracy at home and abroad. We are an active participant in the Community of Democracies and have