UN Security Council Vows To Sanction North Korea
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The UN Security Council has vowed to pursue new sanctions against North Korea after it successfully conducted a test on its first hydrogen bomb.
In an emergency session, the Council strongly condemned the nuclear test and said it would arrive at a new resolution against Pyongyang.
The UN Security Council said the test was in violation of previous resolutions and was a clear threat to international peace and security
Pyongyang’s nuclear test claim sparked a global outcry even as some officials and experts voiced doubts over its validity.
, said the council, which started imposing economic and commercial sanctions on North Korea a decade ago because of its nuclear activity.
UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, condemned North Korea's announcement, calling it "profoundly destabilizing for regional security."
US Ambassador, Samantha Power, said international community must respond with "steadily increasing pressure" and rigorous enforcement of existing measures.
The UN Security Council had imposed economic and commercial sanctions on North Korea a decade ago because of its nuclear activity.
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