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Ban Ki Moon says N Korea execution was a dramatic surprise

FP Archives • December 17, 2013, 03:43:36 IST
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UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday called the execution of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s uncle “very dramatic and surprising” and is urged the country’s neighbors not to take any “premature actions.”

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United Nations: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday called the execution of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s uncle “very dramatic and surprising” and is urged the country’s neighbors not to take any “premature actions.” Ban, a former South Korean foreign minister, expressed hope that there will be no increase of tensions on the Korean peninsula following the execution of Jan Song Thaek, widely considered the No. 2 official in North Korea. Ban, making his first public comments on the execution, also urged North Korea’s leaders to work to denuclearize the Korean peninsula. [caption id=“attachment_1290221” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] ![In this Feb. 16, 2013 image made from video, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, left, along with his aunt Kim Kyong Hui, right, attends a statue unveiling ceremony in Pyongyang, North Korea on the anniversary of late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il's birthday. The aunt of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has been named to an ad-hoc state committee, the country's official media reported Sunday, Dec. 15, 2013, an indication that the execution of her husband and the country's No. 2, Jang Song Thaek ,has not immediately diminished her influence. AP](https://images.firstpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/NorthKoreaKim-Uncle_AP.jpg) In this Feb. 16, 2013 image made from video, Kim Jong Un and his aunt Kim Kyong Hui - who has been named to an ad-hoc state committee. It’s an indication that the execution of her husband, Jang Song Thaek ,has not immediately diminished her influence. AP[/caption] He stressed that North Korea must focus on improving the living conditions of its people and comply with Security Council resolutions, which it has long ignored. In attempting to justify the execution, Kim destroyed the image of unity projected by North Korea’s state-run media. Many analysts said the acknowledgement of dissension and dangerous instability in the government is an alarming prospect as Kim tries to revive a moribund economy while maintaining and advancing development of the country’s nuclear arsenal. Ban stressed that the United Nations has a longstanding and very clear position against the death penalty “under any circumstances.” He appealed to “all the parties concerned surrounding the Korean peninsula, while they must be diligently and carefully watching the development of situation, not to take any premature actions.” “The period ahead should be used to build confidence in the international community and to improve living conditions for the country’s long-suffering people,” Ban said. “I stand ready to offer my good offices.” AP

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