In May 2010, in connection with the investigation of the death of the South Korean frigate Cheonan, tensions on the Korean Peninsula escalated, one of the strongest since the 1953 armistice. Washington-supported Seoul, based on the conclusions of the international commission, stated that the frigate was sunk by a North Korean torpedo and severed trade and economic relations with the North. Pyongyang has distanced itself from these accusations and put its armed forces on alert. The escalation has once again drawn the attention of the entire international community and the UN Security Council to this reserve of the cold war and a long-standing potential hotbed of armed conflict, which is increasingly becoming nuclear-tinged. Moreover, this hotbed in Northeast Asia is the only one on the planet in which 3 current members of the UN Security Council - the United States, China (then China was represented in the UN by Kuomintang Taiwan) and Russia - directly clashed in 1950-1953, as well as a potential new permanent member of the Security Council - Japan, which at that time was a rear base American troops*. 1incident was largely resolved by a statement of the UN Security Council President on 9 July 2010. According to the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, the decision adopted by the UN Security Council should help to de-escalate tensions on the Korean peninsula as soon as possible, restore dialogue and interaction between the DPRK and the Republic of Korea (ROK), as well as resume the six-party talks with the participation of the DPRK, China, ROK, Russia, the United States and Japan on the including a return to work on the establishment of a mechanism for peace and security in Northeast Asia. The next day, a North Korean Foreign Ministry official said that the DPRK is ready to make efforts to resume the six-party denuclearization talks. ** The Korean Peninsula, as well as the conclusion of a peace treaty instead of the current armistice agreement. How ... Читать далее