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Will the Security Council sanction the DPRK? Zhao Lijian: What I can tell you is that there is no discussion arrangement in the Security Council

author:Globe.com

Source: World Wide Web

At the Foreign Ministry's regular press conference on January 19, a reporter from Yonhap News Agency asked a question: According to reports, the United States has officially promoted the Security Council to impose a new round of sanctions on the DPRK, and if the Chinese side does not raise objections before the 20th of this month, the Security Council will formally adopt the sanctions against the DPRK. Will China raise objections to this?

"The Chinese side has noted the recent developments in all aspects of the situation on the Korean Peninsula," spokesman Zhao Lijian said, "what I can tell you is that the UN Security Council did not discuss the arrangements for the so-called draft resolution on sanctions against the DPRK." Zhao Lijian stressed that we hope that the members of the Security Council will focus on the long-term and overall situation, take a cautious view of the current situation, focus on promoting the political settlement process of the Korean Peninsula issue, seriously consider the relevant proposals put forward by the Chinese side, and make positive efforts to stabilize the situation, accumulate mutual trust and restart dialogue.

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