Statement by HR/VP Federica Mogherini on the situation on the Korean Peninsula

On 14 August 2017 the EU High Representative/Vice-President Federica Mogherini made a statement on the situation on the Korean Peninsula. This followed a meeting of the EU Political and Security Committee to discuss an EU common approach to the escalation of tensions and the way forward.

Chatham House: Expert Comment, 10.08.17: In North Korea Standoff, What Does Kim Jong-un Really Want? https://www.chathamhouse.org/expert/comment/north-korea-standoff-what-does-kim-jong-un-really-want

Euro|Topics: Debates, August 2017: How should the world deal with North Korea? http://www.eurotopics.net/en/185235/how-should-the-world-deal-with-north-korea

ESO: Background information: North Korea: Council aligns its sanction lists with the latest UN Security Council resolution http://www.europeansources.info/record/north-korea-council-aligns-its-sanction-lists-with-the-latest-un-security-council-resolution/

EU: EEAS: North Korea https://eeas.europa.eu/diplomatic-network/north-korea_en

ESO: Find further information in ESO on this topic http://www.europeansources.info/advSearchLink?keyword=north%20korea%20&searchOption=all

ECFR: Commentary, 31.08.17: Nuclear North Korea: Perpetuating the fiction http://www.ecfr.eu/article/commentary_nuclear_north_korea_perpetuating_the_fiction_7227

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