North Korea and its ruling elite are facing additional sanctions after the U.S. and China agreed on a United Nations Security Council resolution punishing the Communist nation for its February nuclear test explosion.
U.S. Ambassador to the UN Susan Rice announced the agreement yesterday after a meeting of the council, which plans to adopt the measure with a vote later this week. Russia, which like China has veto-power, also supports the sanctions, Russian UN Ambassador Vitaly Churkin said in comments reported by the RIA news agency.
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Peter S. Green, Bloomberg News via CHINA US Focus http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChinaUsFocus/~3/JVnP9CaCFnI/
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