North Korea's envoy met with a UN rights investigator, Marzuki Darusman, on Monday amid calls for the country to be referred to the International Criminal Court.
The meeting was to discuss "future cooperation in the area of human rights", a North Korean official told AFP.
On Wednesday, Darusman, who was also on the Panel of Experts to present a report on Sri Lanka's mass atrocities, is to present a report to the UN General Assembly.
The report is believed to call on the UN member states to seek a Security Council referral to the ICC and consider sanctions, to ensure North Korea to face justice for war crimes, which were detailed by a UN Commission of Inquiry earlier this year.
The EU and Japan have already tabled a draft resolution calling on the Security Council to "take appropriate action". China however, expressed scepticism.
"We think bringing human rights issues to the International Criminal Court won't help improve the human rights condition in a country," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson, was quoted by AP as saying last week.
The UN COI detailed crimes of "extermination", as well as murder, torture and rape, taken from the testimonies of 240 people who had fled the country.
The meeting was to discuss "future cooperation in the area of human rights", a North Korean official told AFP.
On Wednesday, Darusman, who was also on the Panel of Experts to present a report on Sri Lanka's mass atrocities, is to present a report to the UN General Assembly.
The report is believed to call on the UN member states to seek a Security Council referral to the ICC and consider sanctions, to ensure North Korea to face justice for war crimes, which were detailed by a UN Commission of Inquiry earlier this year.
The EU and Japan have already tabled a draft resolution calling on the Security Council to "take appropriate action". China however, expressed scepticism.
"We think bringing human rights issues to the International Criminal Court won't help improve the human rights condition in a country," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson, was quoted by AP as saying last week.
The UN COI detailed crimes of "extermination", as well as murder, torture and rape, taken from the testimonies of 240 people who had fled the country.