12 Sep 2017
North Korea slapped with tougher UN sanctions
News is crossing the wires via Reuters that United Nations has slapped North Korea with tougher sanction though a unanimous [14-0] vote.
Key points
The council voted 15-0 to back the US-drafted sanctions resolution banning exports of coal, lead and seafood.
North Korea's textile exports have beeb banned
The resolution imposes a ban on condensates and natural gas liquids, a cap of 2 million barrels a year on refined petroleum products, and a cap on crude oil exports to North Korea at current levels.
As per BBC report, China and Russia have proposed a dual suspension of Pyongyang's nuclear and ballistic missile testing and US and South Korean military exercises in the region.