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UNSC votes unanimously for stricter anti-North Korea sanctions
[Iran Press TV] The United Nations...where theory meets practice and practice loses... Security Council has unanimously voted in favor of a US-drafted resolution significantly bolstering its anti-  North Korea sanctions.The fresh sanctions, which were adopted on Saturday, include an export ban on the North that could curb its annual revenue by some $1 billion. The sanction blocks all exports of coal, iron and iron ore, lead and lead ore, as well as fish and seafood from the country over its recent missile tests. It also blocks North Korean from increasing the number of workers it sends abroad, and prevents new joint ventures with Pyongyang or increasing investments in current ventures. North Korea is under mounting international pressure over its missile and nuclear development programs, but it says it needs to continue and develop its missile force as a deterrent to defend the nation in the face of the US and its regional allies' hegemony. On the 4th of July, the US Independence Day, Pyongyang test-fired an ICBM capable of delivering a "large, heavy nuclear warhead" to the US continent. Posted by: Fred 2017-08-06 |
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