Reuters: U.N. Security Council to vote Monday on weakened North Korea sanctions: diplomats
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations Security Council is set to vote on Monday to impose new sanctions on North Korea over its largest nuclear bomb test, after the United States watered-down the text of a resolution to appease China and Russia.
A week ago, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley called for the “strongest possible” sanctions on North Korea and had sought an oil embargo on Pyongyang.
But after negotiations in recent days, mainly among the council’s veto powers - the United States, Russia, China, Britain and France - the revised draft appears to resemble another incremental increase in sanctions on Pyongyang.
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More News On The U.N. Security Council Voting Monday On New North Korean Sanctions
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North Korea threatens 'pain and suffering' ahead of UN sanctions vote -- CNN
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