UN Security Council threatens new sanctions on North Korea

UN Security Council threatens new sanctions on North Korea

The UN Security Council on Thursday strongly condemned North Korea ’ s latest missile test and threatened to impose new sanctions against Pyongyang for its “ highly destabilizing behavior. ”
In a unanimous statement , the council demanded that North Korea “ conduct no further nuclear tests ” and said Pyongyang ’ s “ illegal missile activities ” were “ greatly increasing tension in the region and beyond . ”
The council threatened to “ take further significant measures including sanctions ” to address the crisis of North Korea ’ s missile launches .
While previous statements have warned of further measures, the agreed text made specific mention of sanctions , signalling a tougher stance from the council.
The US - drafted statement was agreed upon after Russia insisted that language stressing the need to achieve a peaceful solution “ through dialogue ” was included in the final text.
Russia had blocked an earlier version of the statement — which comes after North Korea carried out a failed test on Sunday — even though China , Pyongyang ’ s ally , had expressed its support for it.
Russian charge d’ affaires Petr Iliichev however denied blocking the statement and said the United States had broken off talks on a consensus position in an “ abrupt manner . ”
Council statements require a consensus among all 15 members.
The United States , which holds the rotating council presidency this month , has scheduled a ministerial -level meeting next week on North Korea , to be chaired by US Secretary of States Rex Tillerson .
While no resolution will be adopted during the April 28 session , the United States and its allies are expected to turn up the pressure on China to use its leverage to rein in Pyongyang .
The council has imposed six sets of sanctions on North Korea — two of which were adopted last year to significantly ramp up the punitive measures and deny Kim Jong - Un’ s regime hard currency revenue .
Pyongyang is seeking to develop a long - range missile capable of hitting the US mainland with a nuclear warhead , and has so far staged five nuclear tests, two of them last year.
On Wednesday , US Vice President Mike Pence vowed that the United States would counter any North Korean attack with an “ overwhelming and effective ” response .

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