Tag Archives: peninsula_Korea

AFSC: Diplomacy best answer to North Korea’s nuclear test

Posted on by February 8, 2016

The American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) is deeply troubled by reports that North Korea conducted its fourth nuclear test on January 6.  As longstanding opponents of nuclear weapons, we urge the United States and the international community to respond by intensifying diplomatic efforts to address the situation and its underlying causes. This nuclear test underscores the need for the United States and international community to pursue an ongoing, committed diplomatic approach. AFSC has worked with and in North Korea since … Continue reading →

Asia-Pacific working Group – Additional Article & Interview

Posted on by April 18, 2013

Friends, Two more Korea crisis posts to follow on the article’s sent out earlier today.  The Guardian in London reported this morning that North Korea is willing to join talks with the U.S. when it halts “brandishing a nuclear stick.”’  While neither the U.S. nor North Korea are in any rush to get to the negotiating table, if provocative actions and miscalculations can be avoided the crisis may have passed a peace. And then to point you to an important … Continue reading →

Statement on the situation in the Korean Peninsula April 8th 2013

Posted on by April 10, 2013

We note with concern the current escalation of tension in the Korean Peninsula and are categorically opposed to any state threatening to use aggressive action against another, especially if that threat involves the possible use of nuclear weapons. We denounce the implication that nuclear weapons can be used as a way of conducting international relations. We recognise that if such a situation were to escalate to involve violence then it would be the innocent citizens of those states who would … Continue reading →

Déclaration du réseau international Non à la guerre-Non à l’OTAN sur la situation de la péninsule coréenne – 8 avril 2013

Posted on by April 9, 2013

Nous constatons avec inquiétude l’escalade actuelle des tensions dans la péninsule coréenne et sommes catégoriquement opposés à toute menace d’agression, proférée par quelque Etat que ce soit, en particulier si elle implique un usage potentiel de l’arme nucléaire.