EU-proposed anti-DPRK "resolution" assailed
KCNA
Pyongyang, April 18 (KCNA) -- The European Union brought up a "draft resolution" on the "human rights situation" in the DPRK for discussion at the 59th meeting of the UN commission on human rights now underway in Geneva.
Cuba, China, Syria, Russia, India and many other countries dismissed the EU's recent motion as a sinister political provocation.
A DPRK delegate, addressing the meeting, said that the DPRK delegation flatly rejects the EU-proposed "draft resolution".
If the "resolution" is forcibly adopted, it will be impossible to preclude the situation where not only cooperation with the EU in the field of human rights but the DPRK's regular activity in the commission may face a stumbling block, he said, adding:
The EU's "draft resolution" is fraught with forgery as it is a political bargaining chip aimed to attain its selfish goal, taking advantage of the U.S. recent "nuclear racket" and its hostile policy to stifle the DPRK.
The EU, not content with distorting the human rights performance in the DPRK, worked hard to create impression that the DPRK has broken with the international community, he noted.
Bringing to light the EU's talk about the universality of human rights, he continued:
The EU indiscreetly used indecent words and made arrogant admonition towards developing countries at international human rights meetings every year, styling itself a born "judge".
It keeps mum about wanton violation of human rights including racial discrimination, national chauvinism and unemployment widespread among its member nations although it interferes in the internal affairs of other countries and likes to instruct them to do this or that.
It always pretends to be uncompromising in dealing with human rights issue but connives at poor human rights performances in its member nations and allies.
The EU is not a party to be trusted in the matter of human rights.
The EU brought up the "draft resolution" for discussion at the meeting without any consultation with the DPRK, its dialogue partner, backtracking from dialogue and cooperation with the DPRK though they are getting brisk.
This only arouses disillusion with the EU.
Cooperation can never go with confrontation.
Now that the EU is set to have no dialogue and cooperation with the DPRK and declared confrontation with it, the latter is left with no option but to exercise its deserved right to take a corresponding counter-measure.
The right of choice is not a monopoly of the EU.
