Security Council Resolution 702 (1991) [on Admission of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and the Republic of Korea to Membership in the United Nations]

S/RES/702(1991)View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the Security Council, under agenda item 23 Admission of new members, published in 1991.

What subjects does this mandate have?

3 subjects

Democratic People's Republic of Korea Members Republic of Korea

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20 paragraphs

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Part II. Other matters considered by the Security Council

ADMISSION OF NEW MEMBERS TO THF. UNITED NATIONS 191' 2.

Recommends tu the General AsM:rubly !.hat the A. Appucalions of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and the Republic of Kt,rea Republic of Korea be admitted to membershir, in the Unikd Nations Decisions At its 2998th meeting, on 6 August 1991, the Council,

Decision following the adoption of its agenda. decided to refer the applications of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea199 At the same meeting, following the adoption of Security and of the Republic of Koream for membership in the United Council resolution 702 (1991), the President of the Council Nations to the Committee on the Admission of New Members made the following statement on behalf of the members:2oz for examination and report, as provided in rule 59 of the provisional rules of procedure.

''By adopting resolution 702 ( 1991), the Security Council has taken another step towards the completion of At its 3001st meeting, on 8 August 1991, the Council a political process in exercise of one of the most important discussed the report of the Committee on the Admission of functions entrusted to it under the Charter of tht United New Members201 concerning the applications of the Democratic Nations, namely, to make recommendations to the General People's Republic of Korea and of the Republic of Korea for Assembly regarding the admission of new members to the admission to membership in the United Nations.

Organization.

"The applications of the Democratic People's Republic Resolution 702 (1991)

of Korea and the Republic of Korea have been considered and unanimously approved by the Council. The aspirations of the peoples and Governments of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and the Republic of Korea The Security Cow1cil,

have harmoniously coincided. That is why the Council decided to consider and take a simultaneous decision on

Having examined separately the applications of the Demothe admission of both parts of the Korean Peninsula to cratic People's Republic of Korea199 and of the Republic of Korea,200 for admission to the United Nations,

membership in the world Organization.

"This is a historic occasion for the Democratic 1.

Recommends to the General Assembly that the People's Republic of Korea, the Republic of Korea, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea be admitted to membership in the United Nations;

Asian continent and the world community of nations.

Adopted una11imously al the .102.lrd meeti11g

Adopted without vote al the J(~/I s!

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of 8 August 1991

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