Anchor: The UN Security Council has adopted a resolution expanding targeted sanctions on North Korea. Washington and Beijing agreed not to impose any new sanctions on North Korea, such as an oil embargo, while adding 18 individuals and entities to the council's list for travel bans and asset freezes. The tougher measures follow more missile launches by North Korea.
Kim Bum-soo has more.  
 
Report:
[Sound bite: Bolivian Ambassador to UN Sacha Llorenty (Spanish)]
"The result of the vote is as follows, the draft resolution received 15 votes in favour. The draft resolution has been adopted unanimously as resolution 2356 2017."
 
The decision came as North Korea carried out ballistic missile launches, including three last month, in violation of existing council resolutions.
 
In a unanimous vote on Friday, council members blacklisted 14 individuals, including the head of North Korea’s foreign espionage operation and its ruling Workers’ Party members. 
 
Four entities, including the Strategic Rocket Force of the Korean People’s Army and Koryo Bank, were also added to the list under the resolution 2356.
 
The targeted individuals and entities will face travel bans and asset freezes by the UN but most of them have already been on South Korea and the U.S.' own blacklists. 
 
The U.S.-drafted resolution did not impose any new sanctions as Beijing still remained strongly against a possible oil embargo after five weeks of negotiations with Washington.
 
The Chinese ambassador to the UN, Liu Jieyi, emphasized that the council still demonstrated the international community's joint opposition to the North's nuclear and missile programs. 
 
[Sound bite: Chinese Ambassador to UN Liu Jieyi (Mandarin)]
"China is opposed to such (missile) launches conducted by the DPRK (Democratic People's Republic of Korea). The resolution adopted by the council today has demonstrated the united position of the international community against the development of nuclear and missile programs by the DPRK."
 
As China lent the minimal support after the Donald Trump administration pressured Beijing to rein in its neighbor, U.S. Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley stressed that all options for responding to future provocations must remain on the table. 
 
[Sound bite: US Ambassador to UN Nikki Haley (English)]
"The United States has no wish to threaten the North Korean people or destabilize the Asia-Pacific region. And we have never closed the door to dialogue with North Korea. But as we have said before, all options for responding to future provocations must remain on the table. Beyond diplomatic and financial consequences, the United States remains prepared to counteract North Korean aggression through other means if necessary."
 
South Korean Ambassador to the UN Cho Tae-yul said the latest resolution sends a clear message that the council will not tolerate North Korea's ballistic missile launches regardless of their range, type or intended target. 
 
[Sound bite: S. Korean Ambassador to UN Cho Tae-yul (English)]
"With the adoption of this resolution, which has somewhat deviated from its usual response pattern on the DPRK's ballistic missile launches, the council demonstrated its united resolve to respond squarely to the series of ballistic missile provocations by the DPRK."
 
Kim Bum-soo, KBS World Radio News.

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