US aims for UN vote Saturday on new North Korea sanctions - diplomats

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US Likely to Expand UN Talks on North Korea Sanctions
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05 August, 2017

Diplomats say China and Russian Federation only view a test of a long-range missile or a nuclear weapon as a trigger for further possible United Nations sanctions.

China has become increasingly frustrated with American and Japanese criticism that it should do more to rein in Pyongyang.

A view of the test-fire of Pukguksong-2 guided by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on the spot, in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency in Pyongyang February 13, 2017.

Trump has said on Twitter China has done "nothing" for the United States on North Korea, and U.S. Ambassador to the U.N.

North Korea's actions have violated the conflict- prevention aims of the ASEAN Regional Forum, which groups the United States and North Korea with 25 other countries.

Thornton says the US expects a "general chorus of condemnation" of North Korea during the summit.

The draft resolution would also add additional names to the United Nations sanctions blacklist including the Foreign Trade Bank, which is a major clearing house, the diplomat said. China has dismissed the arbitration ruling, which was sought by the Philippines, as a sham.

Former Canadian Defense Minster Peter MacKay told the National Post Thursday that he regrets not having signed a missile defense agreement with the USA due to the threat of a North Korean missile attack.

There is no exclusion procedure and ARF decides by consensus, so any USA move against North Korea could be defeated by any country, including China. "They aren't related. They should not be discussed together", Qian said.

He had been sentenced to 15 years of hard labor in North Korea for allegedly stealing a propaganda poster in March 2016.

According to the latest news reports, China and the United States are close to agreeing on a draft resolution.

Abe told reporters after his conversation with Trump that repeated efforts by the worldwide community to find a peaceful solution to the North Korean issue had yet to bear fruit in the face of Pyongyang's unilateral "escalation".

Despite Duterte's apparent anti-US sentiments, Kim said that it would be more productive for the two countries to focus on the ground with initiatives and programs with cooperation.

"How could Chinese sanctions change the situation?" said the paper, which is published by the ruling Communist Party's official People's Daily.

What is different this time around is that Russian Federation has been signaling that it may object to whatever China and the United States agree.

Since then, relations between two veto-wielding Security Council members - the United States and Russian Federation - have continued to deteriorate.

Thornton added that US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has no plans of meeting with the North Korean foreign minister in Manila. The bombers took off from a USA air base in Guam and were joined by Japanese and South Korean fighter jets during the exercise.

"This is not a regional threat any more".


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