UNITED NATIONS – The United States on Monday accused China and Russia of “encouraging” North Korean missile launches by thwarting a united response from the UN Security Council on the problem.
US ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield slammed Beijing and Moscow for refusing “to engage in good-faith diplomacy,” and charged that their “obstructionism in the Council encourages North Korea to launch ballistic missiles with impunity.”
“How many times must the DPRK violate its UN Security Council resolution obligations before China and Russia stop shielding the DPRK regime?” Thomas-Greenfield requested at a Council assembly, utilizing an acronym for North Korea’s official identify, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.
Last May, China and Russia vetoed a decision imposing new sanctions on Pyongyang.
The Security Council has not adopted any resolutions on the problem since, regardless of a number of missile launches by North Korea, the newest happening over the weekend.
The Security Council final acted in unison on North Korea in 2017. Under then-president Donald Trump, Washington spearheaded three unanimous resolutions imposing three rounds of heavy financial sanctions on Pyongyang after missile and nuclear checks.
In a joint assertion on Monday, 9 members of the Council, together with the United States, France, Japan and South Korea, denounced “an unprecedented number” of missile launches, saying the “growing crisis threatens not only the region but global peace and stability.”
“The DPRK is testing the council’s resolve and purpose and the Council must act,” learn the assertion.
China and Russia reject any duty for the missile launches, saying that it’s Washington’s joint army workouts with South Korea which might be responsible. — Agence France-Presse
Source: www.gmanetwork.com
