North Korea, which Washington accuses of exceeding its annual ceiling for 2019, diplomatic sources say.Moscow and Beijing said more time was needed to study the US request, which was backed by 25 UN members including Japan, La Belle France and Germany, according to the sources.
A week ago, the United States, in a report, accused North Korea of breaching the United Nations
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-imposed ceiling on fuel imports by carrying out dozens of ship-to-ship transfers.
The cap on fuel imports is among a series of tough sanctions adopted by the UN Security Council in response to North Korea’s ballistic missile and nuclear tests.
The United States insists that "maximum pressure" from the sanctions must remain on North Korea until it agrees to dismantle its weapons program.