North Korea: There is no negotiation as long as the United States is threatened

US Secretary of State says the UN vote showed the unity of world powers in disarming Pyongyang.

North Korea has condemned the latest sanctions of the United Nations and said it would not negotiate on its nuclear weapons while being threatened by the United States.

The sanctions introduced over the weekend constitute a "violent violation of our sovereignty," according to a statement by Pyongyang, which was transmitted by the North Korean state news agency KCNA.

"We will not put our defensive nuclear program on the negotiating table as we face threats from Washington," the AFP reports.

Pyongyang also says it will never take any step backwards in terms of strengthening its nuclear power.

Tillerson: United for Disarmament of Pyongyang

In other news, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said a vote in the UN Security Council to impose sanctions on North Korea has revealed that world powers are united in efforts to remove nuclear weapons from the Korean peninsula.

Tillerson has denied the possibility of a quick return to the North Korean dialogue and added that new UN sanctions indicate that the world no longer has the patience of Pyongyang's nuclear ambitions.

The Chinese Foreign Minister, in a conversation with his North Korean counterpart, urged Pyongyang to adhere to the UN resolution and cease to provoke "the goodwill of the international community" by launching missiles and nuclear tests.

China: Stop tension

Chinese Minister Wang Yi met with his North Korean colleague Ri Yong-hoom on the sidelines of the ASEAN meeting in Manila after the UN Security Council unanimously adopted new sanctions against Pyongyang.

Wang also called on the US and South Korea to "stop raising tensions," stressing that all parties should return to negotiations, AP reports.

The UN Security Council has imposed new sanctions on North Korea, which could reduce the country's annual income from exports currently worth three billion dollars for a third.

The sanctions were imposed on the basis of a resolution made by the United States in response to the latest tests by two ballistic missiles that Pyongyang carried out in July.

US ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, welcomed new sanctions against North Korea as a sign that the international community is seriously concerned about the threat of the Pyongyang nuclear program.

"It's time for North Korea to realize we're no longer playing," Haley told Fox News.

The sanctions prohibit the export of coal, iron, steel, metal ores and seafood.

It also bans countries from raising the current number of North Korean workers working overseas, and forbidding new joint ventures with North Korea as well as new investments in existing companies.

The resolution, which was unanimously adopted, included nine individuals as well as four companies on the UN blacklist.

• 7 Aug, 2017
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