Submitted sanctions mitigation resolution to China and Russia North Korea

China and Russia submit a resolution to ease sanctions against North Korea December 17 19:10

China and Russia have submitted a resolution to the UN Security Council calling for alleviating some of the sanctions on North Korea. In the US-North Korea denuclearization negotiations, North Korea has shown its attitude to support this as it approaches concessions such as lifting sanctions by the end of the year.

China's Foreign Ministry spokesman said at a press conference on the 17th that China and Russia had jointly submitted a resolution to the UN Security Council to alleviate some of the sanctions on North Korea Did.

耿 The spokesman said, “The situation on the Korean peninsula is in an important and sensitive period, and the need for political solutions is growing. The international community should continue to be in a fair position and continue to have a unique dialogue.” The proposal urged the US and North Korea to continue the dialogue and called for the resumption of the six-party talks.

According to Russia's state media, the resolution proposed that the sanctions on North Korea included content related to people's lives, and urged countries to repatriate North Korean workers by the end of this month. The company should stop the measures taken and allow the supply of electrical products such as air conditioners and refrigerators.

While North Korea strengthened its provocative attitude, it was urging the US to make concessions such as lifting sanctions at the end of the year, and this time it showed the attitude to boost this by submitting resolutions as China and Russia .

However, the US does not support the review of mitigation sanctions because it is premature, so adoption by the Security Council seems difficult.

US Department of State "It's not the time to consider sanctions mitigation"

In this regard, a spokesperson for the US State Department told NHK on the 16th, “Now it is not time for the United Nations Security Council to consider mitigating sanctions on North Korea. He also refused to talk about denuclearization, and continues to plan forbidden weapons of mass destruction and ballistic missiles. "

“The Trump administration wants to make progress through diplomacy toward the complete denuclearization of North Korea, but it cannot be done by the United States alone.” `` The fact that the countries have to talk about nationalization is the fact that the Security Council countries have complained together, '' he stressed, in order for North Korea to respond to the denuclearization talks, each country needs to be in line. .

Secretary-General “Communicating with the US”

Secretary of the Secretary said at the press conference in the afternoon, “I would like to refrain from commenting as a government because of the exchanges between the UN Security Council members. "We will continue to do our best to achieve a comprehensive solution to the abductions, nuclear weapons and missile issues."