1. On June 4 (New York time), the Korean government submitted a letter signed by the Korean 
Permanent Representative to the UN to the President of the UN Security Council, which the Mexican 
Permanent Representative to the UN holds, to ask the UN Security Council to take up the March 26 
sinking of the ROK Navy corvette Cheonan.

   o On June 4 (New York time), Korean Permanent Representative to the UN Park In-kook met with 
Mexican Permanent Representative to the UN Claude Heller, and delivered the letter.

   o The Presidency of the Security Council rotates monthly in the English alphabetical order of 
the Council member states’ names. Mexico holds the Presidency during June.

2. In the aforementioned letter, the Korean government stated that the results of a joint civil-military 
investigation clearly showed the Cheonan had been sunk by a North Korean torpedo attack, and 
asked the UN Security Council to discuss the matter and respond sternly to North Korea’s military 
provocations, as the North’s armed attack threatens international peace and security.

   o Article 35 of the UN Charter stipulates that any member of the UN may bring any situation which 
could endanger the maintenance of international peace and security to the attention of the Security 
Council.

3. The UN Security Council is expected to determine details including the schedule of consultations 
on the Cheonan issue following discussions among the Council members. For necessary measures 
to be taken at the Security Council, the Korean government will continue to consult closely with the 
Security Council members. 


                        Spokesperson and Deputy Minister for Public Relations of MOFAT 

* unofficial translation