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UN Deputy Permanent Representative of United States Briefs Press on DPRK and Arms Transfers
Robert A. Wood (at podium), Deputy Permanent Representative of the United States to the United Nations, briefs reporters on recent developments related to transfers of arms and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) on June 28,2024.The joint statement was delivered on behalf of the United States, Albania, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Czechia, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Federated States of Micronesia, Monaco, Moldova, Montenegro, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, New Zealand, North Macedonia, Norway, Palau, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Romania, San Marino, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine, United Kingdom, and the European Union-UN Photo/Manuel Elias