VIENNA, June 9 (UPI) -- A senior U.S. diplomat in Vienna said continued operations at North Korea's Yongbyon nuclear complex pose a serious threat to peace and stability.
Ambassador Henry Ensher at the U.S. Mission to International Organizations in Vienna, Austria, said the proliferation of activities at Yongbyon poses a grave threat to international peace and security, Voice of America reported Thursday.
Ensher made the remarks during the board of governors meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency, the United Nations organization that pointed out on Monday North Korea may have reopened a plant at Yongbyon that reprocesses plutonium.
The U.S. envoy said during the meeting the IAEA should be concerned about the North Korean nuclear issue and all countries should carry out the sanctions resolutions of the United Nations Security Council.
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Ensher also said the unanimous adoption of Resolution 2270 at the Security Council demonstrated the united will of the international community to respond to North Korea's nuclear threat.
Member states had made it clear North Korea would face definite consequences for its violations through sanctions, Ensher stated.
IAEA chief Yukiya Amano had said earlier in the week that it is "deeply regrettable" North Korea has shown "no indication that it is willing to comply with the Security Council resolution adopted in response to its nuclear test earlier this year."
On Wednesday, Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the possible resumption of plutonium production in North Korea "triggers concerns," TASS news agency reported.
"All known countries that favor the denuclearization of the Korean peninsula are particularly concerned and continue meticulous work with the North Korean side," Peskov said.
