UN finally gets around to expressing grave concern over Korean standoff

Mexican Ambassador Claude Heller, president of the council this month, read out an agreed statement to reporters after two separate informal briefings from South and North Korean delegations on the incident.

“The Security Council is gravely concerned with this incident that caused the death of 46 sailors and its impact on peace and stability on the Korean peninsula,” Heller said. The careful wording did not say who was to blame for the incident.