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March 6, 2013

U.S. Tables New North Korea Sanctions at U.N. Security Council 
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The United States has unveiled its proposal for a new round of U.N.
sanctions in response to North Korea's recent nuclear test. U.N.
Ambassador Susan Rice said the sanctions would mark a serious challenge
to the North Korean regime.

U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice: "The resolution tabled today will take the
U.N. sanctions imposed on North Korea to the next level, breaking new
ground and imposing significant new legal obligations. For example, for
the first time ever, this resolution targets the illicit activities of
North Korean diplomatic personnel, North Korean banking relationships,
illicit transfers of bulk cash and new travel restrictions. With the
adoption of this resolution, which will build upon resolutions 1718,
1874 and 2087, North Korea will be subject to some of the toughest
sanctions imposed by the United Nations."

The United States circulated the resolution after consulting with China.
U.S.-North Korean tensions have escalated this week, with North Korean
now threatening to withdraw from its 1953 armistice with South Korea if
U.S.-South Korea military drills proceed.

 

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