- Title: North Korea denounces U.N. sanctions
- Date: 7th August 2017
- Summary: SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA (AUGUST 7, 2017) (REUTERS) NORTH KOREA'S KCNA NEWS AGENCY WEBSITE / CURSER CLICKING ON ARTICLE ABOUT NORTH KOREA'S GOVERNMENT STATEMENT DENOUNCING U.N. SECURITY COUNCIL'S LATEST SANCTIONS RESOLUTION / PAGE WITH ARTICLE ON IT SCROLLING DOWN / SENTENCE IN ARTICLE BEING HIGHLIGHTED HIGHLIGHTED SENTENCE READING (Korean): "WE DENOUNCE AND TOTALLY REJECT THE UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL'S RESOLUTION ON OUR COUNTRY WHICH THE UNITED STATES AND HOSTILE FORCES HAVE FABRICATED TO INFRINGE ON OUR SOVEREIGNTY." KCNA LOGO SENTENCE IN ARTICLE BEING HIGHLIGHTED HIGHLIGHTED SENTENCE READING (Korean): "THERE IS NO BIGGER MISTAKE THAN THE UNITED STATES BELIEVING THAT ITS LAND IS SAFE ACROSS THE OCEAN"
- Embargoed: 21st August 2017 08:42
- Keywords: North Korea news agency KCNA government statement U.N. santions reaction North Korea reacts to sanctions
- Location: SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA
- City: SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA
- Country: North Korea
- Topics: Conflicts/War/Peace
- Reuters ID: LVA0016T5Q6H3
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: North Korea denounced the latest United Nations sanctions imposed on the isolated state, saying they infringed on its sovereignty, according to the North's official news agency on Monday (August 7).
The government statement reiterated Pyongyang's stance that it will never place its nuclear programme on the negotiating table as long as the United States maintains a hostile policy against it. It did not detail what action it would take in response to the sanctions.
The U.N. Security Council unanimously imposed new sanctions on North Korea on Saturday (August 5) aimed at pressuring Pyongyang to end its nuclear programme. The sanctions could slash North Korea's $3 billion (2.30 billion pounds) annual export revenue by a third.
The U.S.-drafted resolution bans North Korean exports of coal, iron, iron ore, lead, lead ore and seafood following Pyongyang's two intercontinental ballistic missile tests in July. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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