NORTH KOREA-CYBER ATTACK/SANCTIONS-SKOREA South Korea says U.S. sanctions on North Korea are “appropriate”

Record ID: 355122

  • Title: NORTH KOREA-CYBER ATTACK/SANCTIONS-SKOREA South Korea says U.S. sanctions on North Korea are “appropriate”
  • Date: 5th January 2015
  • Summary: SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA (JANUARY 5, 2015) (REUTERS) SOUTH KOREAN UNIFICATION MINISTRY SPOKESMAN LIM BYEONG-CHEOL WALKING INTO NEWS BRIEFING ROOM JOURNALISTS AT NEWS BRIEFING LIM STANDING AT PODIUM (SOUNDBITE) (Korean) SOUTH KOREAN UNIFICATION MINISTRY SPOKESMAN LIM BYEONG-CHEOL SAYING: "As the foreign ministry already defined our government's stance in a statement, we see these
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  • Story Text: The South Korean Unification Ministry said on Monday (January 5) that the U.S. sanctions against North Korea are appropriate.
    U.S. President Barack Obama on Friday (January 2) issued an executive order authorizing expanded sanctions against North Korea in the wake of the hacking of Sony Pictures Entertainment, which Washington blamed on Pyongyang.
    The U.S. government named three entities, including North Korea's military intelligence agency, and sanctioned 10 people with links to weapons sales and proliferation.
    "As the foreign ministry already defined our government's stance in a statement, we see these sanctions as an appropriate action," said South Korean Unification Ministry spokesman Lim Byeong-cheol at a regular news briefing.
    North Korea on Sunday (January 4) slammed fresh U.S. sanctions against it, calling them hostile and repressive policies by Washington.
    Pyongyang has denied involvement in the cyber attack.
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