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As
you may remember, North Korea recently tested nuclear weapons back in February,
and the United Nations Security Council took action. To punish North Korea, the
UN Security council unanimously voted to place tough sanctions on the country.
The news didn’t settle well with North Korea.
A spokesman for North Korea’s Foreign
Ministry said that the North will exercise its right for "a preemptive
nuclear attack to destroy the strongholds of the aggressors" because
Washington is "set to light a fuse for a nuclear war” just moments before
the vote. In Pyongyang, General Kang Pyo Yong stated that North Korea is ready
to fire long-range nuclear missiles at Washington and will engulf it in a “sea
of fire.”
The sanctions were drafted by the
United States, along with North Korea’s closest ally, China. They send a strong
message to Pyongyang that the international community condemns their nuclear
tests, as well as ballistic missile tests and constantly violating Security
Council resolutions. China’s UN Ambassador Li Baodong said
“Adoption of the resolution itself is not enough.”
“We want to see full implementation of the resolution."
“The top priority now is to defuse the tensions, bring down heat, bring the situation back on the track of diplomacy, on negotiations”
“We want to see full implementation of the resolution."
“The top priority now is to defuse the tensions, bring down heat, bring the situation back on the track of diplomacy, on negotiations”
Most of North Korea’s banks are
believed to be located in China. The sanctions ban all countries from supplying
public financial support for trade deals if the assistance could aid the
countries nuclear or missile programs. It also requires countries to expel
agents working for sanctioned North Korean companies as well as requires states
to inspect cargo suspected to be related to nuclear activity on their
territory. A new aviation measure was also applied which calls on states to
deny aircraft permission to take off, land or fly over their territory if the
cargo is suspected to be aboard.
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