US to tighten sanctions on North Korea US Security Council resolution coordinated with members

Following a series of ballistic missile launches by North Korea, the United States has included a reduction in the amount of crude oil that can be exported to North Korea and a freeze on the assets of hackers in order to strengthen sanctions against North Korea at the UN Security Council. It turned out that we have put together a resolution and are coordinating with each country.

Following North Korea's launch of a new ICBM = intercontinental ballistic missile-class missile in March, the United States will strongly condemn the launch and submit a new Security Council resolution to strengthen sanctions against North Korea. Was showing.

According to UN diplomatic sources, the United States has recently put together a resolution and distributed it to other members of the Security Council for coordination.

Specifically, the amount of crude oil that member countries can export to North Korea will be reduced from 4 million barrels per year, which was stipulated in the previous resolution, to 2 million barrels, which is half of the annual amount, and refined petroleum products such as kerosene and gasoline can be exported. The amount will be reduced by half to 250,000 barrels a year.

In addition, it has been pointed out that North Korea has obtained funds for nuclear and missile development through cyber attacks, so it is said that the assets of North Korean hacker groups will be frozen.

Meanwhile, permanent members of China and Russia have argued that sanctions on North Korea should be relaxed, and it seems difficult to adopt an American resolution aimed at strengthening sanctions at this time.

U.S. officials to visit South Korea emphasize close cooperation on North Korea issue

On the 14th, the U.S. Department of State will visit Seoul, the capital of South Korea, on the 18th to 22nd of this month, and talk with the head of the Korean Peninsula Peace Negotiations Headquarters of the Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs. I announced that.

At the meeting, they will exchange opinions on the situation on the Korean Peninsula, such as the response of the international community to the recent launch of ICBM = intercontinental ballistic missile-class missiles by North Korea.

The US State Department says it will be a visit that emphasizes the close cooperation between the United States and South Korea on the North Korean issue to promote the complete denuclearization and permanent peace of the Korean Peninsula.