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Security Council Resolution 1695, adopted unanimously on July 15, 2006, after recalling resolutions 825 (1993) and

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(2004) concerning

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and the

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respectively, the Council banned the selling of material that would further the ability of the

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(the DPRK, or North Korea) to bolster its

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s programme.

Adoption and provisions

The resolution condemns the missile test launches carried out by

on July 4, 2006. The wording and strength of the statement was a compromise between the

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, and France, who favoured a strong statement and sanctions and the

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and

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, who favoured a less severe statement. The resolution does not invoke

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per request of China and Russia. The resolution was submitted by Japan and sponsored by the United States. The resolution bans all UN member states from selling material or technology for missiles or

, and from receiving missiles, banned weapons or technology from

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. It also called on North Korea to rejoin the

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and refrain from conducting further missile and nuclear tests. An official from the

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said ""North Korea will have to recognize the reality that the international community is taking its missile and nuclear activities more seriously."Seoul hails U.N. resolution against N.K. missile launches
''The Hankyoreh.'' July 16, 2006

North Korean reaction

The resolution was rejected by North Korea in a record 47 minutes according to the United States

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to the U.N.,

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. According to the North Korean official

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news agency,

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, the resolution was a product of "hostile foreign policy towards the DPRK", which has created "an extremely dangerous situation on the Korean Peninsula".DPRK Foreign Ministry Refutes "Resolution of UN Security Council"
Korean Central News Agency. July 16, 2006. The statement continues: North Korea said the resolution was an "attempt by some countries to misuse the Security Council".Lee, K. & Choi, J. (2009)
North Korea: Unilateral and Multilateral Economic Sanctions and U.S. Department of Treasury Actions 1955-April 2009
The National Committee on North Korea. The DPRK Ambassador to the United Nations, Pak Kil-yon, said his country "had expressed its intention to extend beyond 2003 the moratorium on missile firing, in the spirit of the Declaration, on the premise that Japan would normalize its relations with his country and redeem its past... ince Japanabused his country’s good faith and pursued a hostile policy."

References

External links

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Text of Resolution at undocs.org
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Adoption and provisions

North Korean reaction

See also

References

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