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N. Korea exploiting "loopholes" in sanctions, U.N. diplomat says

Kyodo News InternationalMay 16, 2013 22:00
North Korea has continued to dodge sanctions put in place over its past missile launches and underground nuclear tests, a diplomat said after a closed-door meeting on the implementation of the sanctions held Thursday at the U.N. Security Council. "There are some loopholes in the implementation of the sanctions regime that are being exploited by the DPRK," British Ambassador Mark Lyall Grant said, citing a report by the Panel of Experts, tasked with helping a Security Council committee monitor the implementation and violations of the sanctions.

German foreign ministry summons DPRK ambassador

April 9, 2013 02:21
German Foreign Ministry summoned the ambassador of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Friday to convey Berlin's concerns over rising tensions in the Korean peninsula. Berlin was consulting with international and European partners to seek a "decisive and united" response, German Foreign Ministry spokesperson Andreas Peschke said at a regular briefing. Tensions have been running high in the Korean Peninsula since DPRK conducted its third nuclear test on Feb.

Japan extends unilateral sanctions on DPRK for two years

April 5, 2013 16:47
Japan decided on Friday to extend its own sanctions against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) for two years due to the DPRK's provocative actions. The decision was made at a cabinet meeting, marking the ninth extension of Japan's sanctions against the DPRK, as the current sanctions will expire on April 13. Japan has unilaterally imposed sanctions on the DPRK, including ban on trade and port calls, since the latter conducted its first underground nuclear test in 2006. On Feb.

Japan extends unilateral sanctions on DPRK for two years

April 5, 2013 13:45
Japan decided on Friday to extend its own sanctions against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) for two years due to the DPRK's provocative actions, APA reports quoting Xinhua. The decision was made at a cabinet meeting, marking the ninth extension of Japan's sanctions against the DPRK, as the current sanctions will expire on April 13. Japan has unilaterally imposed sanctions on the DPRK, including ban on trade and port calls, since the latter conducted its first underground nuclear test in 2006.

UN Security Council condemns peacekeepers' capture by Syria rebels

March 6, 2013 14:45
UNITED NATIONS, March 6 (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council on Wednesday condemned the seizure of a group of U.N. peacekeepers by Syrian rebels near the Golan Heights and demanded their immediate release. "The members of the Security Council strongly condemned the detention of a group of more than 20 peacekeepers ... by armed elements of the Syrian opposition," Russian U.N. Ambassador Vitaly Churkin, this month's president of the 15-nation council, told reporters. (Reporting By Louis Charbonneau; Editing by Sandra Maler)

US calls for 'next level' sanctions on N. Korea

March 5, 2013 13:19
The United States on Tuesday called on the UN Security Council to hit North Korean diplomats and "illicit" cash transfers with sanctions to step up pressure over the isolated state's nuclear program. US ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice said China had agreed on "next level" sanctions against the North and that she hopes for a vote by the 15-member council this week. The text of a draft resolution was handed to other council members at a closed meeting on Tuesday.

UN to discuss N. Korea sanctions after China, US deal

March 5, 2013 06:16
The UN Security Council will meet Tuesday to discuss new sanctions against North Korea agreed by the United States and China, diplomats said. The closed door meeting was called by the Security Council presidency for 11:00 am (1600 GMT). US and Chinese diplomats were to tell the other 13 council members of progress in their talks on action over the isolated North's February 12 atomic blast. "There won't be a vote on Tuesday, but it could come soon. This is a sign that a draft resolution is about to be handed out," a UN diplomat told AFP on condition of anonymity.

UN to discuss N. Korea sanctions after China, US deal

March 5, 2013 00:30
The UN Security Council will meet Tuesday to discuss new sanctions against North Korea agreed by the United States and China, diplomats said. The closed door meeting was called by the Security Council presidency for 11:00am (1600 GMT). US and Chinese diplomats were to tell the other 13 council members of progress in their talks on action over the isolated North's February 12 atomic blast. "There won't be a vote on Tuesday, but it could come soon. This is a sign that a draft resolution is about to be handed out," a UN diplomat told AFP on condition of anonymity.

UN Council to discuss N. Korea nuclear sanctions Tuesday

March 4, 2013 23:00
The UN Security Council will meet Tuesday to discuss new sanctions the United States and its allies want to impose on North Korea for its nuclear weapon test last month, diplomats said. The meeting was called by the Security Council presidency amid signs that the United States and China are close to an accord on new action against the isolated North over its February 12 atomic blast, diplomats added. "There won't be a vote on Tuesday, but it could come soon," a UN diplomat told AFP on condition of anonymity.

U.S., China in tentative deal on UN N.Korea sanctions draft-envoys

March 4, 2013 22:30
UNITED NATIONS, March 4 (Reuters) - The United States and China have struck a tentative deal on a draft U.N. Security Council sanctions resolution that would punish North Korea for its third nuclear test last month, U.N. diplomats said on Monday. Separately, the U.N. press office announced that Russia, which holds the presidency of the 15-nation Security Council this month, will convene closed-door consultations on North Korea at 11:00 a.m. EST (1600 GMT) in New York on Tuesday.
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