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UNITED
NATIONS, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- The United States on Thursday introduced a new
draft resolution mandating sanctions against the Democratic People's Republic of
Korea (DPRK) for its nuclear test.
The resolution, cosponsored by Britain, France,
Slovakia, Japan, Denmark and Greece, condemns the nuclear test, demands that the
DPRK immediately return to the six-party talks without precondition, and
requires that all member states prevent the sale or transfer of arms, luxury
goods, and material and technology related to DPRK's nuclear, ballistic missile
or other weapons of mass destruction programs.
The draft
also encourages all concerned countries "to intensify their diplomatic efforts
to facilitate the early resumption of the six-party talks, with a view to
achieving the verifiable denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and to
maintaining peace and stability in the Korean Peninsula and in northeast Asia."
Despite differences in the
Council, U.S. ambassador John Bolton said the Council should try to respond to a
nuclear test within the same week that the test occurred and the United States
would push for a vote on the resolution Friday.
But Russian UN ambassador Vitaly Churkin urged the
United States not to rush to a vote. "The international community will easily
understand if on the matter of this gravity and importance, the Security Council
will take a few more days to have a reasoned and united response to the
challenge we face from this explosion in North Korea," he said.
Chinese ambassador to the UN Wang Guangya also shared
the view by saying the Security Council needs to send a strong, clear message to
the DPRK, but there are differences over what language will be effective,
especially in terms of providing more room for diplomatic efforts.
He urged the Council to take "firm, forceful and also
appropriate" action.
The new draft resolution remains under Chapter 7 of
the UN Charter, which includes sanctions, blockages and military actions to deal
with threats to international peace and security. But there is no automatic use
of force unless the Council specifically authorizes it. Enditem
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PYONGYANG, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- The Democratic People's
Republic of Korea (DPRK) will consider U.S. policy toward the country the main
factor for determining whether to conduct more nuclear tests and whether to
return to the six-party talks, the DPRK's No. 2 leader said on Wednesday. Full Story
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DPRK over nuclear test
WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President George W.
Bush, at a press conference held in the Rose Garden Wednesday, warned the
Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) over its claimed nuclear test while
reaffirming his commitment to diplomacy. Full Story
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test
PARIS, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- French Defence Minister Michele
Alliot-Marie said on Wednesday that the test explosion of the Democratic
People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) was either non-nuclear or a failure due to its
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