(VOVworld) – South Korean President Park Geun-hye called for an urgent solution to the nuclear issue on the Korean peninsula, which she said threatens world peace.

President Park Geun-hye, of South Korea, addresses the 69th session of the United Nations General Assembly, at U.N. headquarters, Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2014 (Photo: AP)

In a speech to the UN General Assembly in New York, Ms. Park Geun-hye said North Korea’s nuclear program violates the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT). South Korea has promised to support North Korea’s economy if it abandons its nuclear program.

President Park Geun-hye called on the UN to build an international peace park inside the demilitarized zone (DMZ) between South and North Korea.