United Nations: The 15-member United Nations Security Council on Saturday reached an agreement on a resolution to impose sanctions on North Korea as punishment for its nuclear test.
The vote was 15-0. The US-drafted resolution allows nations to stop cargo going to and from North Korea to check for weapons of mass destruction or related supplies. But the measure specifically excludes military force.
It requires all countries to prevent the sale or transfer of materials related to Pyongyang's unconventional weapons programs. And the resolution demands nations freezes funds overseas of people or businesses connected with North Korea's nuclear and ballistic missile programs.
US Ambassador to the UN John Bolton said all fifteen members would sponsor the draft. The announcement came after USA, Britain and France overcame last-minute differences with the other two permanent members of the Council Russia and China on the resolution.
"We are very pleased at this outcome and look forward to the Council's imminent adoption of the resolution, co-sponsored by all 15 Council members," Bolton told reporters after a brief closed-door meeting of the council.
Chinese ambassador Wang Guangya said, "all 15 agreed on what we believe is a strong, forceful, appropriate response" to Monday's nuclear test by North Korea.
The Security Council was expected to approve the resolution unanimously om Saturday afternoon.
(Inputs from PTI and Reuters )
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