Security Council split on N Korea

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The United Nations Security Council is divided on how to address North Korea's ballistic missile testing last week.

On Monday, China's UN ambassador Wang Guangya circulated a draft statement condemning the tests, but making no mention of punitive sanctions.

But the US, France and UK rejected it, choosing to support a Japanese draft resolution which includes sanctions.

The BBC's UN correspondent Richard Galpin says division within the Council is becoming increasingly acrimonious.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/5167380.stm

[Eugene]

1. AP: Vote Delayed Again on N. Korea Sanctions

Vote Delayed Again on N. Korea Sanctions

By EDITH M. LEDERER
The Associated Press
Tuesday, July 11, 2006; 10:58 PM

UNITED NATIONS -- Supporters of a U.N. resolution that would impose limited
sanctions against North Korea for its missile tests put off a vote again Tuesday
after China threatened a veto.

Japan, the United States and European backers who are demanding a legally
binding resolution said a weaker non-binding presidential statement proposed
by China and supported by Russia was not acceptable.

The deep division among the five veto-wielding members of the Security Council
_ the U.S., Russia, China, Britain and France _ left Chinese diplomacy with its
close ally, North Korea, as the best option.

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Full article: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/11/AR2006071101533.html

[Barkley]

2. US gave nuclear technology to India and voided the 1972 ABM Treaty

and now expects China and Russia to fall in line...

India just tested the Agni III missiles ... where's the condemnation?
and India is much further along in mating its missiles and nuclear weapons than N. Korea.