North Korea on Friday accused the United States of using threats and intimidation to force countries at the United Nations to implement sanctions, describi
UNITED NATIONS – North Korea on Friday accused the United States of using threats and intimidation to force countries at the United Nations to implement sanctions, describing the drive as “hysteric madness.”
The North Korean mission at the United Nations urged U. N. member states to “reconsider” applying sanctions adopted by the Security Council, arguing that their legality is questionable.
The statement followed a series of meetings held by the U. N. sanctions committee with regional groups to encourage countries to step up implementation of two sanctions resolutions adopted last year.
North Korea accused the United States of resorting to “every conceivable scheme” to encourage countries to apply sanctions, “even intimidating others into the implementation, openly threatening that they would be faced with ‘strong measures of sanction’ by the U. S., ” said the statement.
The United States has threatened to impose sanctions on third countries that have business dealings with North Korea that violate restrictions imposed under U.
