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US seeks UN sanctions targeting North Korea diplomats
The US says it has tabled a UN resolution - agreed with China - for sanctions that would target North Korea's diplomats and cash transfers.Washington's UN envoy, Susan Rice, said the move would "significantly impede" Pyongyang's ability to further develop its nuclear weapons programme. Li Baodong, China's UN envoy, told Reuters the Security Council aimed to vote on the resolution on Thursday. Earlier, Pyongyang warned it would scrap a 60-year Korean ceasefire. North Korea's military command said it would end the 1953 Armistice Agreement with South Korea on 11 March because of the threat of sanctions and the current military exercises taking place in South Korea. The UN draft resolution is in response to North Korea's third and most powerful nuclear test in February, which sparked worldwide condemnation. Posted by: tipper 2013-03-05 |
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