The Security Council unanimously adopted the press statement, a day after the North attempted unsuccessfully to launch a Musudan intermediate-range ballistic missile believed to be capable of reaching the US territory of Guam.
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“The president that U.S. citizens must vote for is not the boring Hillary who claimed to adapt the Iranian model to resolve nuclear issues on the Korean Peninsula”, Yong-mook said, “but Trump who spoke of holding direct conversation with North Korea”.
But China has been reluctant to take tougher action, such as completely shutting its border with North Korea, for fear that North Korea could collapse in chaos.
The new designation falls under a law passed by Congress and signed by President Barack Obama in February – “the North Korea Sanctions and Policy Enhancement Act” – that requires the Treasury Department to determine if North Korea is a primary money laundering location.
Mr Xi met with a visiting delegation of the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK) from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Wednesday, led by Ri Su-yong, who delivered a verbal message from Kim Jong-un, the Xinhua news agency reported.
A UNSC attempt to condemn North Korean ballistic missile tests in April failed because Russian Federation did not accept the draft approved by the council’s other 14 members.
North Korea’s stance sparked a wide range of comments on Twitter.
South Korea welcomed Thursday the U.S. decision to label North Korea a “global money laundering concern” – a move that will further isolate Pyongyang from the global financial system.
Chinese government sources say there are no significant changes to Beijing’s support of the current North Korean regime, despite the nuclear test in January. United Nations member countries are now banned from purchasing the following from North Korea – coal, iron ore, rare earth metals, gold, vanadium and titanium.
South Korean officials said they have reached out to Trump’s advisers to underscore the importance of the USA military presence there, the Times reported.
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North Korean propaganda website DPRK Today hailed Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, for his intention to withdraw American troops from the Korean peninsula, terming him as a “wise politician” with “vision”.
