US' Pompeo seeks to shore up UN support for North Korean sanctions

"When sanctions are not enforced, the prospects for successful denuclearisation of North Korea are diminished," Pompeo said

US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo sought to shore up support among UN Security Council members for a North Korean sanctions regime that’s showing signs of weakening, as hopes for a quick denuclearisation agreement with Pyongyang fade.
 

Standing alongside US Ambassador Nikki Haley in New York on Friday, Pompeo said the US expects countries to honour their commitments to cut off North Korea’s economy. He reiterated accusations that Kim Jong Un’s regime is smuggling in refined petroleum products in order to get around the 500,000 barrel per year quota set by the United Nations Security Council.

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