China, Russia Renew Push To Lift UN Sanctions On North Korea
November 2, 2021
2:46 am
China and Russia are currently pushing the United Nations Security Council to ease sanctions on North Korea by reviving a 2019 attempt to remove a ban on Pyongyang’s exports of statues, seafood and textiles, and expanding it to include lifting a refined petroleum imports cap.
In a reworked draft resolution on Monday, China and Russia want the 15-member council to remove those sanctions ‘with the intent of enhancing the livelihood of the civilian population’ in the isolated Asian state.
Africa Daily News, New York recalls that North Korea has been subject to UN sanctions since 2006 over its nuclear and …
