Withdrawal
On August 23, 1997 the Democratic People's Republic of Korea drafted a notification of withdrawal from the Covenant. On September 23 the Secretary-General forwarded an aide-mémoire to the government of the DPRK and the other signatories stating that, since the covenant did not contain a mechanism for withdrawal it would not be possible for the DPRK to leave the covenant except with the agreement of all other state parties.
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