FAT AND FURIOUS: After Being Slapped With Sanctions By UN, North Korea Vows ‘Thousand Fold Revenge’ Against United States
Crackpot leader Kim Jong-un is demanding “justice” over Donald Trump’s
attempts to “isolate and stifle” his country with ban on exporting
coal, iron, lead and seafood. The tough new U.N. sanctions could slash
North Korea’s $3 billion annual export revenue by a third.
attempts to “isolate and stifle” his country with ban on exporting
coal, iron, lead and seafood. The tough new U.N. sanctions could slash
North Korea’s $3 billion annual export revenue by a third.
August 7, 2017
NORTH
Korea has threatened “thousands-fold” revenge against the United States
for banning exports worth $1billion following its intercontinental
ballistic launches.
Crackpot leader Kim Jong-un is demanding “justice” over Donald Trump’s attempts to “isolate and stifle”his country with ban on exporting coal, iron, lead and seafood. The
tough new U.N. sanctions could slash North Korea’s $3 billion annual
export revenue by a third.
State-controlled media carried a statement from the North
that promised the move would never force the country to negotiate over
its nuclear program – or to give up its nuclear drive. It says it will
take “action of justice” but didn’t elaborate.
It’s after US President Donald Trump and South
Korean President Moon Jae-in agreed to apply maximum pressure and
sanctions on North Korea in a telephone call on Monday.
The U.N. Security Council unanimously imposed new sanctions on North
Korea on Saturday aimed at pressuring Pyongyang to end its nuclear
programme. The U.S.-drafted resolution
bans North Korean exports of coal, iron, iron ore, lead, lead ore and
seafood following Pyongyang’s two intercontinental ballistic missile
tests in July.
It also prohibits countries from increasing the current numbers of
North Korean labourers working abroad, bans new joint ventures with
North Korea and any new investment in current joint ventures.
North Korea threatens US over new sanctions:
North Korea denounced the sanctions, saying they infringed on its
sovereignty and vowed to take “righteous action”, according to the
North’s official news agency.
Pyongyang would never place its nuclear programme on the negotiating table as long as the United States maintained a hostile policy against
the North, the government statement reported by KCNA said.
Foreign Minister Ri Yong-ho called new U.N. sanctions “fabricated” and warned there would be “strong follow-up measures” and acts of justice.
In a statement he said the resolution showed the
United Nations had abused its authority and that North Korea was ready
to give America a “severe lesson” with its strategic nuclear force if it
takes military action against it.
It said its intercontinental ballistic missile tests in July proved
that the entire United States was in its firing range, and those
missiles were a legitimate means of self-defence.
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said the support of China and
Russia for the latest sanctions sent a strong message to North Korea
about what was expected of it. Tillerson said: “When the conditions are
right then we can sit and have a dialogue around the future of North
Korea so they feel secure and prosper economically.
“The best signal that North Korea can give us that they are prepared to talk would be to stop these missile launches.”
North Korea has long accused the United States and
South Korea of escalating tensions by conducting military drills. North
and South Korea are technically still at war because their 1950-53
conflict ended in a truce, not a peace treaty.
During an hour-long phone call, Moon and Trump said
they would continue cooperating to rein in North Korea, particularly
ahead of a regular joint military drill set for late August, South
Korean presidential office spokesman Park Su-hyun told a media briefing.
Moon was also cited as saying there was a need to show North Korea
the door to dialogue is still open, should Pyongyang give up its nuclear
programme.
In a separate statement, the White House said the
two leaders “affirmed that North Korea poses a grave and growing direct
threat” to most countries around the world. In a Twitter post, Trump
said he was “very happy and impressed with 15-0 United Nations vote” on
the sanctions. source
FAT AND FURIOUS: After Being Slapped With Sanctions By UN, North Korea Vows 'Thousand Fold Revenge' Against United States • Now The End Begins
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