The UN Security Council's resolution to strengthen sanctions on North Korea, which the United States has been coordinating in response to the successive launches of ballistic missiles by North Korea, will be passed on the morning of the 27th of Japan time. became.
The United States has strongly accused North Korea of repeatedly launching ballistic missiles as a violation of the UN Security Council resolution, and has been compiling a new Security Council resolution to strengthen sanctions on North Korea.
According to UN diplomatic sources, the resolution will be passed on the afternoon of the 26th and on the morning of the 27th of Japan time.
The new resolution says that member countries will further reduce the amount of crude oil and refined petroleum products that can be exported to North Korea from the amount stipulated in previous sanctions resolutions.
In addition, it is 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.
In connection with this, a senior U.S. government official mentioned on the 25th that North Korea launched a series of ballistic missiles such as what appears to be an ICBM = intercontinental ballistic missile on the 25th. "It shows that," he said, stressing that the adoption of the resolution could limit North Korea's nuclear and missile development capabilities.
On the other hand, permanent members China and Russia have argued that sanctions on North Korea should be relaxed, and if either one exercises the right to veto, the resolution will be rejected, so the focus is on the response of both countries. It has become.