We, the G7 Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy,
Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States of America, and the
High Representative of the European Union, condemn in the
strongest terms the DPRK's October 31 (local time) launch of an
Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM), following other
launches using ballistic missile technology. We deplore that the
DPRK once again chose to prioritize its unlawful weapons of mass
destruction (WMD) and ballistic missile programs over the welfare
of the people in the DPRK.
The DPRK continues to advance its unlawful nuclear and ballistic
missile capabilities and to escalate its destabilizing
activities. We reiterate our call for the complete
denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and demand that the DPRK
abandon all its nuclear weapons, existing nuclear programs, and
any other weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and ballistic missile
programs in a complete, verifiable, and irreversible manner in
accordance with all relevant United Nations Security Council
resolutions (UNSCRs). We urge UNSC Members to follow through on
their commitments and call on all UN Member States to fully and
effectively implement relevant UNSCRs.
The G7 remains committed to working with all relevant partners
toward the goal of peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula
and to upholding the free and open rules-based international
order.
