On December 11, Ambassador Tsuneo Nishida, Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations, conducted a stakeout with Japanese correspondents after the Emperor’s birthday reception at the Japan Society in New York. 

Ambassador Nishida, Permanent Representative of Japan to the UN, condemned the act by North Korea and told Japanese correspondents that he had sent a letter to H.E. Mr. Mohammed Loulichki, Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of Morocco and President of the Security Council, in December. Ambassador Nishida requested a Security Council Meeting on the issue to be held promptly.  He also fielded questions from correspondents.