16 minutes agoChina finally obeys the UN: Stops import of coal, iron, lead from North Korea
Periskopi(9 years ago)
(9 years ago)China has announced the suspension of coal imports, iron minerals and lead, as well as sea feed from North Korea. These suspension measures have been taken as part of new UN-made sanctions aimed at condemning genean because it has tested two intercccent missiles. Ministry of Commerce [...]
China's Ministry of Commerce, on its official site, stated that all imports of coal, iron minerals, lead, and sea food products from North Korea will be fully banned from”, from Tuesday.
The announcement came after Beijing promised to fully implement the latest round of sanctions against its neighbour. US President Donald Trump has accused China of not doing enough to pressure genus to abandon the nuclear weapons programme, said “Deutsche Welle”, the Periscope broadcast.
But Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi vowed that after the new UN sanctions, green light was given to his country “will surely implement this new resolution 100 per cent, completely and strictly”.
Sanctions, adopted in a Security Council vote on August 6th, can cost North Korea up to $1 billion (50m euros) annually./Periscopi/
