UN Security Council Against North Korea, "Most Severe" Sanctions Resolution

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The resolution says the Security Council to condemn North Korea ignore the relevant Security Council resolutions, the nuclear tests conducted on January 6 and February 7 launch using ballistic missile technology in the activities.

The intensity of sanctions against North Korea is unprecedented, and it is more than 20 years one of the most powerful sanctions programs undertaken by the Council.

Council has just adopted unanimously with 15 votes in favor of the draft resolution submitted by the United States to further sanctions against North Korea.

In order to curb North Korea's nuclear and missile development program, the resolution introduced a series of measures, including requiring countries to ban nuclear North Korea could be used to transport articles pilot plan to tighten the arms embargo against North Korea, may freeze nuclear and missile program related financial assets.

US President Barack Obama said the resolution is a "message" to North Korea issued worldwide.

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said in a statement, Pyongyang "must comply with its international obligations."

In China and the United States had experienced the marathon negotiations, the final plan has been North Korea's traditional "allies" support of China.

Resolution reaffirmed that the Korean Peninsula is essential for peace and stability throughout Northeast Asia and expressed the Council's commitment to a peaceful, diplomatic and political solution to the current situation.

The resolution called for the resumption of six-party talks, reiterated its support for the six-party commitment in September 19, 2005 set forth in the joint statement.

Chinese Permanent Representative to the United Nations Liu Jieyi after the vote that "sanctions are not an end in itself, the Security Council resolutions can not fundamentally solve the nuclear issue on the Korean peninsula. Today's resolution should be a new beginning, paving the way to become a political settlement of the Korean Peninsula nuclear issue stone."

He pointed out that "history proves once again that dialogue and negotiation are the right way to resolve the DPRK nuclear issue."

The latest resolution, UN member states have provisions for all import and export goods DPRK mandatory testing; while prohibiting arms trade with North Korea, to expand the export ban include Rolex, jet skiing and more than $ 2,000 sled and other luxury goods to North Korea, and a ban on the export aviation fuel to North Korea, as well as rare mineral imports from North Korea.

North Korea in addition to 12 bodies were beyond sanctions, North Korea in Syria, Iran and Vietnam Trade Representative, and the United Nations as the object of sanctions.

The new resolution prohibiting the sale and transfer of small and light arms to Pyongyang expelled engaged in "illegal activities" North Korean diplomats.

January 6 this year, the DPRK announced nuclear test. This is the fourth since the DPRK nuclear test carried out in 2006.

February 7, the DPRK announced to launch a satellite with a long-range rocket. The UN Security Council then issued press statement condemning North Korea using ballistic missile technology in the launch activities, through a new resolution that will quickly take an important measure to deal with.

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