DPRK Permanent Representative to UN Sends Letter to UN Secretary General

Pyongyang, December 7 (KCNA) -- The permanent representative of the DPRK to the UN sent a letter to the UN secretary general on Monday. The letter said: Last November 30 the UN Security Council once again adopted the "resolution" 2321(S/2016/999) misleadingly denouncing the self-defensive detonation test of nuclear warhead of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea as a "threat to international peace and security". The adoption of the "resolution" 2321 is merely another act of abuse of power and flagrant infringement upon the sovereignty entirely denying the exercise of the right to self-defense, the absolutely legitimate right of the DPRK, and therefore the DPRK rejects it categorically. In my previous letter to you, dated May 23, 2016, I clearly pointed out that there are too serious legal contradictions to be overlooked in the UNSC "sanctions resolutions" against the DPRK and I kindly requested you to clarify the question. Regarding the question raised by the DPRK in my previous letter, I kindly urge the UN Secretariat to give an answer which is responsible and impartial, in such a manner that can convince the international community and in conformity with the mission of the UN for international peace and security. -0-