§ Llew SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations Her Majesty's Government have made(a) directly and(b)through the United Nations Security Council to the North Korean Government on its nuclear weapons. [83250]
§ Mr. RammellWe have made clear to the North Korean Government our deep concern at their nuclear weapons programme, which breaches a number of international agreements. My right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary issued statements to the press concerning North Korea's nuclear programme on 18 October and 15 November. Foreign and Commonwealth Office officials made representations to the DPRK Chargé d'Affaires in London on 7 November, and the British embassy in Pyongyang made further representations to the DPRK Government on 11 November. No representations have yet been made through the UN Security Council. The International Atomic Energy Agency's Board of Governors meeting in Vienna on 28 November 2002 will discuss the North Korean nuclear programme.