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Sanctions on North Korea

Sanctions on North Korea

SEOUL – South Korea pledged yesterday to enforce new United Nations sanctions on North Korea for its “unpardonable and provocative” nuclear test as senior officials from Seoul and Moscow discussed ways to revive stalled disarmament talks.

A foreign ministry statement said South Korea, a key economic supporter of its communist neighbour, “welcomes and supports” the resolution adopted unanimously Saturday by the UN Security Council. Prime Minister Han Myeong-Sook promised to cooperate closely with the UN “and cope with this incident in a cool-headed and resolute manner”.Although North Korea said last week that any tough sanctions would be seen as a “declaration of war”, a glimmer of hope remained for diplomacy.The UN Security Council, which imposed missile-related sanctions on the North following its July missile tests, on Saturday broadened those measures.The new resolution demands the elimination of all nuclear weapons, weapons of mass destruction and ballistic missiles.It provides for a travel ban on officials working on such programmes and calls for a ban targeting missiles, tanks, large artillery systems, warships and combat aircraft.It also provides for inspection of cargo to and from the communist state.But Kim Geun-Tae, chairman of South Korea’s ruling Uri Party, urged Seoul not to take part in cargo searches for fear of sparking an armed clash.South Korea has said its “sunshine” engagement policy with the North is under threat but has not elaborated.Seoul is a major aid donor and also operates two inter-Korean projects – the Kaesong industrial estate and the Mount Kumgang tourist resort -which earn the cash-strapped North tens of millions of dollars a year.Last year it was the North’s biggest food donor after China.”The new UN resolution is irrelevant to the projects in Kaesong and Kumgang,” a senior unification ministry official told AFP on condition of anonymity, adding Seoul would push ahead with both.The main opposition party and street protesters are demanding an end to the aid as well as to the Kaesong and Kumgang projects.Critics say they could help finance the nuclear programme and other weapons of mass destruction.Nampa-AFPPrime Minister Han Myeong-Sook promised to cooperate closely with the UN “and cope with this incident in a cool-headed and resolute manner”.Although North Korea said last week that any tough sanctions would be seen as a “declaration of war”, a glimmer of hope remained for diplomacy.The UN Security Council, which imposed missile-related sanctions on the North following its July missile tests, on Saturday broadened those measures.The new resolution demands the elimination of all nuclear weapons, weapons of mass destruction and ballistic missiles.It provides for a travel ban on officials working on such programmes and calls for a ban targeting missiles, tanks, large artillery systems, warships and combat aircraft.It also provides for inspection of cargo to and from the communist state.But Kim Geun-Tae, chairman of South Korea’s ruling Uri Party, urged Seoul not to take part in cargo searches for fear of sparking an armed clash.South Korea has said its “sunshine” engagement policy with the North is under threat but has not elaborated.Seoul is a major aid donor and also operates two inter-Korean projects – the Kaesong industrial estate and the Mount Kumgang tourist resort -which earn the cash-strapped North tens of millions of dollars a year.Last year it was the North’s biggest food donor after China.”The new UN resolution is irrelevant to the projects in Kaesong and Kumgang,” a senior unification ministry official told AFP on condition of anonymity, adding Seoul would push ahead with both.The main opposition party and street protesters are demanding an end to the aid as well as to the Kaesong and Kumgang projects.Critics say they could help finance the nuclear programme and other weapons of mass destruction.Nampa-AFP

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