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1st LD: UN Security Council tightens sanctions on DPRK over nuclear test

Xinhua, November 30, 2016 Adjust font size:

The UN Security Council on Wednesday unanimously adopted a resolution to tighten sanctions on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) in response to the country's fifth nuclear test.

The resolution sets an upper limit on the DPRK's coal exporting, saying the total exports of coal from the DPRK should not exceed 400.9 million U.S. dollars or 7.5 million metric tons per year, whichever is lower.

However, the council decides that the provision shall not apply with respect to transactions in iron and iron ore that are determined to be exclusively for livelihood purposes and unrelated to generating revenue for the DPRK's nuclear and ballistic missile programs.

In addition, the Security Council bans the sale of copper, nickel, silver, zinc and statues from the DPRK, according to the resolution.

On Sept. 9, the DPRK conducted a nuclear warhead explosion test. It was Pyongyang's fifth nuclear test.

The 15-nation council condemned in the strongest terms the DPRK's latest nuclear test "in violation and flagrant disregard of the Security Council's resolutions."

After the council adopted the resolution, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said the new resolution "sends an unequivocal message" that the DPRK must cease further provocative actions and comply fully with its international obligations.

"The DPRK must reverse its course and move onto the path of denuclearization through sincere dialogue," said Ban.

"I also reiterate my call on the DPRK authorities to engage with the international community to address the grave human rights situation and improve the living conditions of its people," he added.

So far, the Security Council has adopted six resolutions to curb the DPRK's nuclear and missile programs.

In March, the council imposed severe sanctions, including an export ban and asset freeze, on the DPRK in response to its so-called H-bomb test carried out in January.

The country conducted underground nuclear tests respectively in 2006, 2009 and 2013. Endi