The U.N Security Council on Friday remained at odds over how to deal with North Korea's continued launching of ballistic missiles, failing to bridge the gap between permanent veto members.
The United States said during a session that 13 of the council's 15 members had taken punitive action against North Korea, which continues to test ballistic missiles despite previous council resolutions.
But Pyongyang enjoyed "blanket protection" from the other two council members, said US Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield, referring to China, a key benefactor to North Korea and Russia
This moment requires Council unity," he said. China and Russia argued that joint US-South Korea military exercises had heightened tensions on the Korean Peninsula. The DPRK's recent launch activities have not taken place in isolation and are directly related to the words and actions of the relevant parties," Chinese Ambassador Zhang Jun said, using the acronym for North Korea's official name, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. Kimihiro Ishikane, the US ambassador appearing as one, said North Korea's violations of previous decisions "followed the council's long inaction due to the disapproval of some council members."
Since North Korea's first nuclear test in 2006, the Security Council has passed resolutions banning the country from launching ballistic missiles. Year. Last month, the council failed to take coordinated action, such as adopting a declaration after North Korea fired a ballistic missile that flew over Japan into the Pacific Ocean.
In May, China and Russia vetoed a US-drafted Security Council resolution aimed at tightening economic sanctions on North Korea.
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