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The North Korean crisis took a further twist on Monday with a significant climbdown by the US at the UN Security Council and a further diplomatic victory by China.
This is not being widely reported in the West though some sections of the Western media have reported that the final draft of the Resolution that was voted on by the UN Security Council was ‘watered down’ by comparison with an earlier draft of the Resolution presented to the UN Security Council by the US because of Chinese and Russian pressure.
Despite Russian opposition already having effectively killed the chances of a total oil ban on North Korea being enforced, the US is still pushing the plan at the UN Security Council. It’s not just a ban, however. The US wants permission to militarily enforce it.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is currently on a tour of the Persian Gulf meeting with foreign ministers and heads of state. During a press conference in Abu Dhabi, Lavrov stated that the UN Security Council is the only proper place to deal with escalating tensions on the Korean peninsula.
Lavrov told reporters,
On 30th July 2017, in the immediate aftermath of North Korea’s latest ballistic missile test, Nikki Haley, the US ambassador to the United Nations, published a portentous statement saying that the US would not seek an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council to discuss the North Korean test or additional sanctions against North Korea.
Nikki Haley’s words in her statement bear some repeating
North Korea’s second successful test launch of its Hwasong-14 missile has resulted in typically fiery rhetoric and sabre rattling from Washington.
Saudi King Salman, right, meets with Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi upon his arrival to Riyadh Airbase, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Sunday, March 1, 2015. (AP Photo/SPA)
Documents revealed that the UN Security Council’s handling of the terrorism sanctions list back in February attempted to add four more ISIS affiliates to the list, affiliates from Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Libya, and Pakistan.
Ultimately, only the last three affiliates were added, and the matter was hushed up.
United States Forces Korea General Vincent K. Brooks , center, poses for photographs with South Korean military officials during a ceremony marking the anniversary of the signing of the Korean War ceasefire armistice agreement, South Korea., July 27, 2016. (Kim Hong-Ji/AP)
