The UN Security Council will vote today on a US-drafted resolution ramping up sanctions on North Korea by restricting oil supplies vital for Pyongyang's missile and nuclear programs. <br/><br/>Diplomats said, the United States has been in negotiations with China, the Pyongyang's ally, on slapping new sanctions in response to the November 28 test of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). The United States presented a draft UN Security Council resolution last night. <br/><br/>Building on previous sanctions resolutions, the new draft tightens restrictions on crude and refined oil deliveries to North Korea, most of which are supplied by China. According to the text, The measure would ban the supply of nearly 90 percent of refined oil products to North Korea and order the repatriation of all North Korean nationals working abroad within 12 months.<br/><br/>Last month, the US President Donald Trump asked Chinese President Xi Jinping to cut off oil to North Korea, a move that would deal a crippling blow to its desperately struggling economy.
News On AIR | December 22, 2017 10:45 AM
UNSC to vote today on US-drafted resolution ramping up sanctions on North Korea