The US and the EU have already protested against the bizarre move by the UN organisation, the cornerstone of international negotiations on, among other things, nuclear disarmament. “This report is actually too bizarre for words,” said Dr. Christaan Taaks, chairman of the Friedrich Nauman Foundation in South Korea, a German foundation that works for freedom and democracy all over the world.
The UN’s move is explained by the fact that the presidency rotates among all 65 members of the organization. North Korea is just next in May. “But,” says Taaks, “in this way the UN is exposed to heavy criticism and loses all credibility.”