The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative
Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other
shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org.
June 11, 2009

Security Council Members Agree on North Korea Sanctions
-------------------------------------------------------



UN Security Council members have agreed on a new round of sanctions in
response to North Korea’s recent nuclear test and missile launches. The
new measures include asking countries to inspect North Korean vessels
carrying suspicious cargo and requiring them to deny the vessels fuel.
The US ambassador to the UN, Susan Rice, praised the agreement.

UN Ambassador Susan Rice: “We tabled a draft resolution to be considered
by all colleagues on the Security Council, which we think provides a
very strong, very credible, very appropriate response to the provocative
nuclear test that North Korea launched and its subsequent activities.”

The UN Security Council is expected to approve the sanctions in a vote
on Friday.



.