S. Korea May Seek U.N. Entry Without North
South Korea will apply to join the United Nations this year if North Korea continues to oppose joint admission, the foreign ministry announced Wednesday.
A ministry spokesman said in a statement that North Korea on Tuesday distributed a memorandum to U.N. members saying that Korean entry to the world body must be preceded by a nonaggression pact between the two sides of the divided peninsula.
The two Koreas, foes since their 1950-53 war, made no progress on the contentious issue of U.N. membership in talks last year.
Start your day right
Sign up for Essential California for news, features and recommendations from the L.A. Times and beyond in your inbox six days a week.
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.
