Major powers agree on resolution to sanction N. Korea for nuke test: diplomat

By Hwang Doo-hyong
WASHINGTON, June 10 (Yonhap) -- An agreement has been reached among five
permanent members of the U.N. Security Council on a draft resolution to sanction
North Korea for its recent nuclear test, diplomats here said Wednesday.
"The five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council, the U.S., Britain,
France, China and Russia, and South Korea and Japan have agreed on a draft
resolution on North Korea's second nuclear test," a diplomat said, requesting
anonymity. "The security council will convene a plenary meeting of 15 countries
to circulate the draft."
Diplomats expected a vote to be held Friday at the latest.
China, North Korea's staunchest communist ally, agreed on the U.S.-written draft
Tuesday, but the delegation from Russia, another veto power, did not, citing the
need to consult Moscow.
The 35-point draft resolution bans any further nuclear and ballistic missile
tests and calls for overall arms embargoes and financial sanctions on North
Korea, sources said.
hdh@yna.co.kr
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