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US envoy says mulling options to monitor North Korea
Updated On: 18 April, 2024 07:58 AM IST | Seoul | Agencies
“I look forward to engaging with both the Republic of Korea and Japan, but like-minded (countries) as well, on trying to develop options both inside the UN as well as outside the UN.
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Celebrations to mark completion of Phase-II of a 10,000-unit housing project in Pyongyang, North Korea. Pic/AP
The United States and its allies are discussing options “both inside and outside the UN system” to create a new mechanism for monitoring North Korea over its nuclear weapons programme, the American ambassador to the United Nations said on Wednesday.
Russia last month vetoed a UN resolution in a move that effectively abolished monitoring by UN experts of Security Council sanctions against North Korea, which prompted Western accusations that Moscow was acting to shield its arms purchases from North Korea to fuel its war in Ukraine.
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