US President Trump hails the UN Security Council after it unanimously adopts new sanctions on North Korea.
US President Donald Trump said the « world wants peace not death » following the latest bout of UN Security Council sanctions placed on North Korea.
His comments came as the US secretary of defence told American soldiers to be « ready to go » if war breaks out on the Korean Peninsula.
The sanctions – which order North Koreans working abroad to return home within two years and ban nearly 90 percent of refined petroleum exports to the country – were unanimously approved in a resolution by the 15-member body on Friday.
Following the vote, Trump said on Twitter: « The United Nations Security Council just voted 15-0 in favor of additional Sanctions on North Korea. The World wants Peace, not Death! »
The latest sanctions, proposed by the US to prevent Pyongyang from furthering its nuclear programme, were the third imposed this year.
An estimated 93,000 North Koreans work abroad and send money back home, helping the government to fund its weapons programmes.
The sanctions, which also prohibit the supply of industrial machinery to North Korea and the purchase of food and agricultural products from the country, are a response to North Korea’s test-launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile on November 29.
James Mattis, the American defence chief, said on Friday that « storm clouds are gathering » over the Korean Peninsula as he urged US troops to be ready if war breaks out – though he emphasised diplomacy was the best way forward.
