{"id":6421,"date":"2013-03-09T02:52:34","date_gmt":"2013-03-09T02:52:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/north-korea-rejects-un-sanctions\/"},"modified":"2013-03-09T02:51:42","modified_gmt":"2013-03-09T02:51:42","slug":"north-korea-rejects-un-sanctions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/north-korea-rejects-un-sanctions\/","title":{"rendered":"North Korea Rejects UN Sanctions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>{{North Korea formally rejected a U.N. Security Council resolution on Saturday that demands an end to its nuclear arms program, as China called for calm, saying sanctions were not the &#8220;fundamental&#8221; way to resolve tensions on the Korean peninsula.}}<\/p>\n<p>Pyongyang said it would pursue its goal of becoming a full-fledged nuclear weapons state, despite the sanctions which were unanimously imposed on Friday by the Security Council.<\/p>\n<p>The sanctions aim to tighten financial restrictions and crack down on North Korea&#8217;s attempts to transport banned cargo.<\/p>\n<p>The resolution, the fifth since 2006 aimed at stopping the North&#8217;s nuclear and ballistic missile program, coincides with a sharp escalation of security tensions on the Korean peninsula after Pyongyang&#8217;s third nuclear test on February 12.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The DPRK, as it did in the past, vehemently denounces and totally rejects the &#8216;resolution on sanctions&#8217; against the DPRK, a product of the U.S. hostile policy toward it,&#8221; the North&#8217;s foreign ministry spokesman said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>DPRK is short for the North&#8217;s official name, the Democratic People&#8217;s Republic of Korea.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The world will clearly see what permanent position the DPRK will reinforce as a nuclear weapons state and satellite launcher as a result of the U.S. attitude of prodding the UNSC into cooking up the &#8216;resolution.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The North&#8217;s sole major ally China has said it wants sanctions fully implemented, but Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi told a news conference on Saturday the best way to resolve the problem was still through dialogue.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We always believe that sanctions are not the end of Security Council actions, nor are sanctions the fundamental way to resolve the relevant issues,&#8221; Yang said, urging all sides to exercise calm and restraint.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The only right way to resolve the issue is to take a holistic approach and resolve the concerns of all parties involved in a comprehensive and balanced manner through dialogue and consultations.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-2123 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/heeheh.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>{{North Korea formally rejected a U.N. 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