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US defends ‘prudent’ North Korea policy, calls on UNSC to enforce sanctions

State Department suggests China and Russia haven’t done enough to rein in North Korean ‘provocations’

The U.S. State Department called on China and Russia to fulfill their “obligations” to enforce sanctions against North Korea, Washington’s latest attempt to encourage a collective U.N. Security Council (UNSC) response to DPRK missile tests.

Spokesperson Ned Price explained the U.S. position in a press briefing on Tuesday and suggested China and Russia have failed to penalize years of North Korean “provocations.” 

“We think it is incumbent — and in fact it is required under international law — for countries to fulfill their obligations that come into force with a U.N. Security Council resolution,” Price said. 

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