South Korea calls for review of North Korea's UN membership

South Korea said on Friday that North Korea's repeated nuclear and missile tests have raised questions whether it is still eligible to hold membership at the United Nations.

It is time to reassess Pyongyang's qualification after it has been "totally ridiculing" the global body through its actions, said South Korea's Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se at the UN General Assembly on Thursday.

He accused the North of frequently breaching UN Security Council resolutions. He said the council must adopt stronger and comprehensive sanctions against the North and close the loopholes in the existing measures.

His remarks came after many global powers raised concerns over Pyongyang's latest and what it claims its biggest nuclear test on 9 September.

North Korea's violations and failure to comply with Security Council resolutions and international norms are unprecedented in the history of the UN, Yun said.

He said imposing stricter sanctions and cancelling its UN membership would be the last chance to end the North's nuclear aspirations.

Source: MENA