North Korea warns US it will pay a ‘due price’ for its role in sanction efforts
Seoul/New York — North Korea warned the US on Monday that it would pay a "due price" for spearheading efforts for fresh sanctions on the regime following its latest nuclear test, which diplomats say the UN Security Council will vote on later in the day. However, a US-drafted resolution originally calling for an oil embargo on the North, a halt to its key exports of textiles and subjecting leader Kim Jong-un to a financial and travel ban, appeared to have been watered down to appease Russia and China, which both have veto powers, diplomats said. It no longer proposes blacklisting Kim and reduces sanctions on oil and gas, a draft reviewed by Reuters shows. It still proposes a ban on textile exports. North Korea was condemned globally for conducting its sixth nuclear test on September 3, which it said was of an advanced hydrogen bomb. Nato head Jens Stoltenberg said at the weekend that North Korea’s "reckless behaviour" was a global threat and required a global response. The tension ha...
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