Ambassador Ishikane, UN ambassador to steadily implement the North Korean sanctions resolution December 6, 9:38

Japan's Ambassador Ishikane held a press conference for the first time after his arrival and encouraged countries to steadily implement the UN sanctions resolution against North Korea and expressed his intention to encourage US-North Korea talks.

UN Ambassador Kimihiro Ishikane, who arrived last month, held the first press conference at the United Nations Delegation in New York on the 5th.

Ambassador Ishikane said, “In order to comprehensively solve the problems of abduction, nuclear weapons, and missiles, cooperation with the United States and South Korea, and cooperation with China and Russia will be necessary. I would like to push forward the process of the US-North Korea talks, "he said, and encouraged countries to steadily implement sanctions against North Korea.

Ambassador Ishikane also adopted a resolution calling for a cease-fire of wars and conflicts during the convention, which is customarily proposed by the host country of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, and was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on the 9th of next week with a proposal from Japan. "I would like to foster the momentum for the Tokyo Games through the adoption of a resolution."

In addition, Ambassador Ishikane said, “In the face of the difficult situation of the international community through a multilateral framework, we will work with the Secretary General Guterres to achieve the United Nations' SDGs = Sustainable Development Goals. ”