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Tuesday 23 May 2017
U.N. condemns North Korea missile launch, vows new sanctions

U.N. Ambassador Francois government will rapidly
Delattre said a new sanc- strengthen its nuclear strike
tions resolution will be dis- capability as long as the
cussed. United States maintains its
He told reporters on Mon- “hostile policy” toward the
day that France hopes the country.
council will move ahead on The North followed up with
a strong resolution that de- a weekend test-launch
mands better implemen- and declared Monday
tation of existing sanctions that it is ready to start mass-
and tougher new sanctions producing the new medi-
against North Korea. um-range ballistic missile
The council statement, sim- which it said is capable of
ilar to previous condem- reaching Japan and major
nations, said North Korea’s U.S. military bases there. It
“illegal ballistic missile ac- called the missile an “an-
tivities are significantly con- swer” to U.S. President Don-
tributing to its development ald Trump’s policies.
of nuclear weapons deliv- Kim, the North Korean en-
ery systems and are greatly voy, told Friday’s news
increasing tension in the re- conference that if the
gion and beyond.” Trump administration wants
Council members vowed peace on the Korean Pen-
In this undated photo distributed by the North Korean government Monday, May 22, 2017, North to “fully and comprehen- insula it should replace the
Korean leader Kim Jong Un watches the test launch of a solid-fuel “Pukguksong-2” at an undis- sively” implement the six Armistice Agreement that
closed location in North Korea.
Associated Press rounds of sanctions the ended the 1950-53 Korean
U.N.’s most powerful body War with a peace accord
EDITH M. LEDERER defiance” of U.N. sanc- All 15 council members, in- has already imposed and halt its anti-North Ko-
Associated Press tions banning ballistic mis- cluding the North’s closest against North Korea and rea policy, “the root cause
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The sile tests on Monday and ally China, approved the strongly urged all other U.N. of all problems.”
Security Council strongly again vowed to impose statement ahead of emer- member nations “to do so The Security Council state-
condemned North Korea’s new sanctions in response gency closed consultations in an expeditious and seri- ment emphasized “the vi-
“flagrant and provocative to its latest launch. Tuesday where France’s ous manner.” tal importance” of North
Last Friday, North Korea’s Korea “immediately show-
deputy U.N. ambassa- ing sincere commitment to
dor Kim In Ryong told U.N. denuclearization through
correspondents that the concrete action.”
China confirms detention of 6

Japanese amid report of spying

BEIJING (AP) — China con- per lashed out at Kyodo
firmed Monday that it is for publishing photos of an
investigating six Japanese under-construction aircraft
citizens, following a Japa- carrier and suggested that
nese news report that Chi- the incident highlighted
nese authorities had de- the need for China to bet-
tained six men possibly for ter protect its military se-
spying. crets, even though satellite
Foreign ministry spokes- images of the vessel were
woman Hua Chunying said publicly available at the
at a regular briefing that time.
six Japanese nationals are China’s government and
suspected of engaging in state media have repeat-
“illegal activities,” but did edly warned of the coun-
not give details.
Japanese Chief Cabinet try’s vulnerability to foreign
Secretary Yoshihide Suga spies. Beijing, the capital,
said Monday that China has encouraged neighbor-
told Japan that authori- hood patrols and offered
ties detained six Japanese cash rewards of more than
in Hainan and Shandong $70,000 for tips about for-
provinces in March for vio- eign agents, while the
lation of domestic law. He national government has
said he would not provide introduced an annual “Na-
further details. tional Security Education
China has periodically de- Day” and disseminated
tained Japanese citizens cartoon posters warning
on suspicion of spying, in- government workers to
cluding four in 2015. stay vigilant against attrac-
Last December, a Chi- tive foreigners who might
nese military-run newspa- seek to seduce them.