United Nations Security Council resolution 702, adopted without a vote on 8 August 1991, after examining separately the applications of the
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korean Peninsula and shares borders with China and Russia to the north, at the Yalu (Amnok) and ...
(North Korea) and the
Republic of Korea (South Korea) for membership in the United Nations, the Council recommended to the
General Assembly
A general assembly or general meeting is a meeting of all the members of an organization or shareholders of a company.
Specific examples of general assembly include:
Churches
* General Assembly (presbyterian church), the highest court of presby ...
that North Korea and South Korea be admitted.
On 17 September 1991, the General Assembly admitted both countries under Resolution 46/1.
See also
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Member states of the United Nations
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List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 701 to 800 (1991–1993)
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Korea and the United Nations
The Republic of Korea (commonly known as ''South Korea'') and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (commonly known as ''North Korea'') were simultaneously admitted to the United Nations (UN) in 1991. On 8 August 1991, the UN Security Cou ...
References
External links
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Text of the Resolution at undocs.org
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History of North Korea
History of South Korea
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August 1991 events
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