9 minutes agoTrump: The world seeks peace, not death
Periskopi(8 years ago)
(8 years ago)US President Donald Trump has praised the UN Security Council's decision to impose new stricter sanctions on North Korea following ballistic missile tests. In a Twitter post, Mr. Trump said the vote proved that the world “requires peace, not death”. Resolution [...]
In a Twitter post, Mr. Trump said the vote proved that the world “requires peace, not death”. The US-designed resolution includes measures to curb North Korean oil imports by 90%.
China and Russia, the main trade partners of Pyongyang, voted in favour of the resolution.
North Korea is already subject to a series of sanctions by the US, UN and EU.
The UN Security Council voted only 15-0 in favour of additional sanctions on North Korea. The World Wants Peace, Not Death”, writes Trump.
US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley said the sanctions sent a <x0 clear message to genan that his objections would bring further isolation and sentences”.
Further sentences and further isolation” will invite.
Great Britain's Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said recent measures against North Korea were a “vital opening” towards curbing the nuclear weapons programme.
He said the international community had shown that it was united in condemning the reckless “bringing” of genan.
