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The Security Council on Friday unanimously adopted tougher sanctions against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

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The resolution strongly condemns North Korea for its nuclear test conducted on May 25th.

United Kingdom representative Phillip Parham characterized it as a tough new resolution aimed at stopping North Korea's nuclear and ballistic missile programmes.

"Its unanimous adoption shows that the international community is united in condemning North Korea's continued proliferation activities and its attempts to disrupt regional security."

The resolution strengthens and enhances sanctions against North Korea in five important areas, said US representative Rosemary DiCarlo.
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"By imposing a total embargo on arms exports from North Korea and significantly expanding the ban on arms imports; by creating a wholly new framework for states to cooperate in the inspection of ships and aircraft suspected to be carrying weapons of mass destruction or other banned goods; by calling on States and international financial institutions to disrupt the flow of funds that could support North Korea's missile, nuclear, or proliferation activities; by committing to designate for targeted sanctions additional goods, entities, and individuals involved in North Korea's illicit behavior; and, finally, by strengthening the mechanisms to monitor and tighten the implementation of this toughened new sanctions regime."

US representative Rosemary DiCarlo speaking in the Security Council on Friday.

This is Dianne Penn for UN Radio.

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