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US envoy: North Korea is intimidating the entire world

By EDITH M. LEDERER the United States. want,” Haley said, flanked has imposed six rounds of ganizations and businesses
Associated Press The latest launch ap- by the South Korean and sanctions on the North, in third countries that are
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.S. peared to fulfill both crite- Japanese ambassadors. was expected to discuss helping Pyongyang.
Ambassador Nikki Haley ria, Haley said, “so I believe “This is a true threat to ev- further action at Tuesday’s Haley was asked about
accused North Korea on that China will stay true to ery country in the world. ... meeting. Haley previously comments by Russian Presi-
Tuesday of intimidating the that and that we’ll come We’re going to make sure indicated that new sanc- dent Vladimir Putin in Bei-
entire international com- jing on Monday who called
munity with its nuclear pro- North Korea’s nuclear and
gram, military ability and missile tests “unaccept-
cyberattacks, and said able” but also said the
any country that doesn’t United States should stop
implement U.N. sanctions intimidating Pyongyang.
is supporting Pyongyang’s “We need to return to dia-
actions. logue with the Democratic
“No one is immune to the People’s Republic of Ko-
threat of North Korea,” she rea,
told reporters before emer- stop intimidating it and find
gency closed-door consul- ways to solve these prob-
tations by the U.N. Secu- lems peacefully. Is it pos-
rity Council on the North’s sible or not? I think it is pos-
weekend ballistic missile sible,” Putin was quoted as
launch, which experts said saying, using North Korea’s
demonstrated a significant official name.
technological jump with Haley answered Putin and
the rocket flying higher and others who have made
for a longer period of time. similar comments about
Haley said the U.S. and the United Nations: “What
China have been working about North Korea intimi-
on “a unified plan” on how dating us? They’re intimi-
to approach North Korea U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley, right, is joined by Korean Ambassador Tae-yul dating the entire interna-
that would include tougher Cho as she speak to reporters before a Security Council meeting on the situation in North Korea, tional community.
new sanctions. Tuesday, May 16, 2017 at United Nations headquarters. They’re trying to strengthen
She indicated Washington (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) their muscle with no cause.
and Beijing had agreed There is no reason for North
they would take action if a together on how we’re go- we put the pressure on tions could target oil, a crit- Korea to be having these
new test looked to be long ing to do that.” them economically, dip- ical import for North Korea actions outside of the fact
range and leaning toward “We’re not going to con- lomatically, politically and mainly from China, and they just choose to do so.”
an intercontinental ballis- tinue to just say go ahead internationally.” she said Tuesday the U.S. Haley said Russia is “all
tic missile that could reach and test as often as you The Security Council, which also wants sanctions on or- wrong.”q

Sudan’s president invited by Saudi Arabia to Trump meeting

By ABDULLAH AL-SHIHRI Netherlands for war crime day, during his first over- clear. The official wasn’t scheduled to attend. How-
Associated Press allegations. ICC prosecu- seas trip as president, is authorized to speak pub- ever, Saudi Arabia, like the
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) tors charged al-Bashir in being organized by Saudi licly on the matter and de- U.S., is not a party to the
— Sudanese President 2009 and 2010 with geno- Arabia and will gather manded anonymity. ICC.
Omar al-Bashir has been cide, crimes against hu- more than 50 top dignitar- The ICC has no police Saudi King Salman has ex-
invited to this weekend’s manity and war crimes in ies from Muslim countries force of its own to arrest pressed hope the summit
summit in the Saudi capital Sudan’s Darfur region. across Asia, Africa and the al-Bashir and has to rely on in Riyadh “will establish a
with U.S. President Donald The Saudi officials who Middle East. member states to comply. new partnership in con-
Trump and leaders from confirmed that al-Bashir In Washington, a senior Since 2009, some ICC fronting extremism and ter-
across the Muslim world, had been invited to the State Department official member states have sig- rorism.” Sudan has been
Saudi officials close to the meeting spoke on condi- said the United States op- naled that al-Bashir would under U.S. financial sanc-
king said Tuesday. tion of anonymity because poses governments invit- be at risk of arrest if he en- tions since the 1990s after
Al-Bashir, who has been they were not authorized ing anyone subject to out- tered their territory, and being accused of state-
Sudan’s leader since 1989, to talk to the media. standing ICC arrest war- in other situations mem- sponsored terrorism. The
is wanted by the Interna- The summit that Trump is rants, including al-Bashir, ber states have relocat- E.U. placed an arms em-
tional Criminal Court in the scheduled to attend Sun- and has made its position ed meetings that he was bargo on Sudan in 1994.q