NORTH KOREAPOLITICAL COORDINATOR OF FRANCE TO THE UNITED NATIONSTO THE SECURITY COUNCILThank you Madame President. We have a collective duty to continue to call for de-escalation and the resumption of dialogue without conditions, with a view to North Korea’s abandonment of its nuclear and ballistic programs in a complete, verifiable and irreversible way, in line with Security Council resolutions. In the face of provocations by North Korea, which threaten regional and international peace and security, this Council must be exemplary and united to ensure the implementation of its resolutions, and in particular to counter the evasion of sanctions