The US, Japan and South Korea today sought additional UN Security Council sanctions against the North Korean regime to send a message that there would be consequences for its destabilising actions.<br/><br/>The demand came after a meeting between US President Donald Trump, his South Korean counterpart Moon Jae-in, and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Hamburg, Germany, on the sidelines of the G-20 Summit.<br/><br/><br/>According to a joint statement issued after the meeting, the leaders decided to press for the early adoption of a new UNSC resolution with additional sanctions to demonstrate to the North Korea that there are serious consequences for its destabilising, provocative, and escalatory actions.<br/><br/>North Korea has been conducting regular missile tests. On July 4, it tested an intercontinental ballistic missile, demonstrating the potential capability to strike Alaska.<br/>''<br/>'''''<br/>

The US, Japan and South Korea today sought additional UN Security Council sanctions against the North Korean regime to send a message that there would be consequences for its destabilising actions.<br/><br/>The demand came after a meeting between US President Donald Trump, his South Korean counterpart Moon Jae-in, and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Hamburg, Germany, on the sidelines of the G-20 Summit.<br/><br/><br/>According to a joint statement issued after the meeting, the leaders decided to press for the early adoption of a new UNSC resolution with additional sanctions to demonstrate to the North Korea that there are serious consequences for its destabilising, provocative, and escalatory actions.<br/><br/>North Korea has been conducting regular missile tests. On July 4, it tested an intercontinental ballistic missile, demonstrating the potential capability to strike Alaska.<br/>''<br/>'''''<br/>