FOXX STATEMENT ON NORTH KOREA

Tuesday October 17, 2006

IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Michael Frohlich
202-225-2071

WASHINGTON – On Sunday, October 9th, North Korea tested a nuclear weapon in defiance of the world community. This act shows the North Korean regime’s indifference to U.N. sanctions already in place before October 9th in addition to its desire to threaten peace and stability throughout the world. After the confirmation of a nuclear test, Congresswoman Foxx, (NC-05) issued the following statement:

“The North Korean regime has once again proved it is a hostile and brutal regime bent on the acquisition on nuclear weapons. This nuclear test is an unacceptable threat and the world community has stood in solidarity against this,” stated Foxx.

North Korea is a totalitarian regime know for its egregious actions in violating human rights and suppressing freedom of speech and religious freedom for its people. On October 14, 2006, the U.N. adopted a unanimous resolution condemning the actions of North Korea and imposed additional sanctions against North Korea. Of the many provisions of the U.N. resolution, the world community called upon the abandonment of its nuclear weapons program and further testing of ballistic missiles, as well as further sanctions to prevent the import or export of military and luxury goods to North Korea. In response to the unanimous vote, North Korea claimed this was a “delectation of war” demonstrating its defiance to the world community and further isolating itself from the world.

“North Korea’s largest export is fissile technology, and the prospects of it selling nuclear weapons to rogue nations and terrorists are far too real and must be stopped. I stand behind the President and the world community in their actions to neutralize this threat and make our world safer,” Foxx concluded.

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