China says it agrees U.N. Security Council should respond further on N.Korea

Record ID: 909458

  • Title: China says it agrees U.N. Security Council should respond further on N.Korea
  • Date: 7th September 2017
  • Summary: BEIJING, CHINA (SEPTEMBER 7, 2017) (REUTERS) ***WARNING CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTER WANG YI AND NEPALI DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER KRISHNA BAHADUR MAHARA WALKING TOWARDS CHINESE AND NEPALI NATIONAL FLAGS, SHAKING HANDS, POSING FOR PHOTOS AND WALKING AWAY MEETING IN PROGRESS WANG SPEAKING MAHARA LISTENING WANG SPEAKING MEETING IN PROGRESS MAHARA SPEAKING WANG LISTENING MAHARA SPEAKING MEETING IN PROGRESS WANG AND MAHARA WALKING IN FOR JOINT BRIEFING OFFICIALS SEATED JOINT BRIEFING IN PROGRESS (SOUNDBITE) (Mandarin) CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTER WANG YI SAYING: "Given the new developments on the peninsula, China agrees the U.N. Security Council should make a further response and take necessary actions. China, with an objective, impartial and responsible attitude, will keep close communication with each side." MAHARA LISTENING (SOUNDBITE) (Mandarin) CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTER WANG YI SAYING: "We believe sanctions and pressure are only half of the key to resolve the issue, while the other half is dialogue and negotiation. Only combining the two into one can really unlock the nuclear issue on the peninsula." WANG AND MAHARA SHAKING HANDS, POSING FOR PHOTOS AND LEAVING
  • Embargoed: 21st September 2017 09:46
  • Keywords: Wang Yi Krishna Bahadur Mahara meeting North Korea
  • Location: BEIJING, CHINA
  • City: BEIJING, CHINA
  • Country: China
  • Topics: Conflicts/War/Peace
  • Reuters ID: LVA0016XLJI9Z
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: China said on Thursday (September 7) it agreed the United Nations Security Council should take further actions against North Korea in the wake of its latest nuclear test, while continuing to push for more dialogue to resolve the crisis.
    The United States wants the U.N. Security Council to impose an oil embargo on North Korea, ban its exports of textiles and the hiring of North Korean labourers abroad, and subject leader Kim Jong Un to an asset freeze and travel ban, according to a draft resolution seen by Reuters on Wednesday (September 6).
    Pressure from Washington has ratcheted up since North Korea conducted its sixth and largest nuclear test on Sunday (September 3). That test, along with a series of missile launches, showed Pyongyang was close to achieving its goal of developing a powerful nuclear weapon that could reach the United States.
    U.S. President Donald Trump has urged China to do more to rein in its neighbour which has pursued its weapons programmes in defiance of U.N. sanctions and international condemnation.
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