UNITED NATIONS: UN Security Council negotiations on a US push for the 15-member body to condemn North Korea's intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) launches appear to have stalled after some diplomats said China and Russia had stopped engaging. Council members have been discussing a US-drafted for
UNITED NATIONS: UN Security Council negotiations on a US push for the 15-member body to condemn North Korea's intercontinental ballistic missile launches appear to have stalled after some diplomats said China and Russia had stopped engaging.
"The Security Council expresses serious concern over the resulting escalation in tensions and strongly urges the DPRK to refrain from conducting ICBM or other ballistic missile launches or a nuclear test," the draft statement reads. China and Russia's missions to the United Nations did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the draft. Diplomats said both had initially proposed amendments to the draft, but had now stopped engaging in talks.
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