UN to sanction N. Korea space agency: diplomat
- Published: 22 Jan 2013 at 08.45
- Online news: Asia
The UN Security Council will order sanctions against North Korea's space agency in a resolution to be passed this week condemning the secretive state's ballistic launch, a diplomat said.
Photo taken by KCNA on December 12, 2012 shows the Unha-3 rocket lifting off in Cholsan county in North Korea's North Pyongan province. The UN will order sanctions against North Korea's space agency in a resolution to be passed this week condemning the state's ballistic launch, a diplomat said.
The resolution, which also targets other government entities and individuals linked to North Korea's nuclear weapons program, could be passed by the 15-member council as early as Wednesday.
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