Details: The South Korean government said that if the DPRK continues to provoke, it will consider unilateral cyber sanctions

Yonhap News Agency, Seoul, November 22. The South Korean government stated on the 22nd that if North Korea continues to launch major provocations, it will consider adopting unilateral sanctions in the cyber field.

South Korean Foreign Ministry spokesman Im Soo-seok said at a regular press conference that day that North Korea's provocative behavior is still continuing, for which further unilateral sanctions against North Korea are being considered. Im Soo-seok said that the government believes that if North Korea conducts a major provocation such as the seventh nuclear test, it should take unprecedented tough countermeasures. Based on this, the government will consider taking measures such as designating persons involved in North Korea’s cyber activities as targets of sanctions and sanctioning North Korea in the cyber field.

As for the standards of cyber sanctions against North Korea, an official of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in an interview with reporters that even if North Korea conducts other illegal provocations or violations of international community rules and UN resolutions, it will discuss various corresponding measures. Sanctions. As for the possibility of unilateral sanctions by other allies other than South Korea, the United States and Japan, the official said that he is closely cooperating with the European Union and other allies that have a similar position to South Korea.

Regarding the fact that the open meeting of the UN Security Council held that day failed to achieve results, Im Soo-seok said that after the meeting, South Korea held a joint press conference with 14 major allies including the United States and Japan, condemning North Korea’s eighth launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile this year and urging The DPRK returned to the denuclearization negotiations, and also sent a clear message on the united response at the Security Council level and the earnest implementation of relevant resolutions by all countries. The administration will continue to cooperate with its key allies, including members of the Security Council, to issue stern warning signals against North Korea’s violations of Security Council resolutions.

Regarding the fact that China and Russia blamed North Korea’s provocations on the ROK-US joint drills at the meeting, an official from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that they are negotiating with all parties to get the permanent members of the Security Council to take responsibility for regional peace and stability. Regarding the claim that South Korea and China and Russia failed to narrow their differences on how to respond to North Korea's provocation, the official said that South Korea is maintaining communication with China and Russia through diplomatic channels, although some permanent members have disagreements with South Korea on the North Korean issue However, South Korea will continue to communicate closely with the Security Council and its allies to deal with the North Korean nuclear threat. (Finish)

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