유엔 반기문 사무총장이 남북고위급 접촉 타결(妥結)을 환영하는 성명을 발표했다.

반기문 총장은 24일 남북 고위급 접촉이 극적 타결을 이룬 직후 이를 환영하는 동영상 성명을 통해 "특히 남북간 정례적인 대화를 합의한 것은 한반도에서 일어날 수 있는 모든 문제들을 효과적으로 다룰 수 있는 방법이 될 것"이라고 각별한 의미를 부여했다.

반기문 총장은 또한 이산가족의 재회와 같은 인도주의적 조치들이 정치안보적 고려의 대상이 되는 일 없이 정례화되기를 강력하게 당부하고 " 남북 상호간 어렵게 얻을 결실이 핵문제를 위한 대화 재개의 계기가 되기를 희망한다"고 덧붙였다.

반 총장은 "한반도 평화와 안정을 위해 합의의 완전한 이행(移行)이 중요하다"면서 "사무총장으로서 남북의 상호간 협조를 언제든지 지원할 준비가 되어 있다"고 강조했다.

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Ban encourages parties to 'pave way' for deescalating situation on Korean Peninsula

Welcoming a high-level meeting between the Republic of Korea and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, which was held yesterday, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon encouraged both sides to pave the way for deescalating the situation and promoting peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula.

“He calls on the parties to redouble efforts to resolve differences through dialogue while refraining from taking any measure that is not conducive to dialogue,” points out a statement issued yesterday evening by the UN spokesperson.

The Secretary-General further took note of the agreement that the discussions as

I warmly welcome the news of an agreement reached between the Republic of Korea and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea today. In particular, I highly appreciate the agreement to hold regular inter-Korean dialogue, and hope that this will serve as a mechanism to effectively manage any problems that may arise on the Korean Peninsula.

I strongly encourage humanitarian measures such as reunions of separated families to be regularized without being subject to political and security considerations. I further hope that this hard-won momentum for inter-Korean dialogue will lead to the resumption of talks for addressing the nuclear issue.

I want to stress the importance of the full implementation of the agreement for the peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula. As Secretary-General, I stand ready to support inter-Korean cooperation.