Share :

Download PDF :

Channel News Asia (8 March 2022)

The United States and European allies on the United Nations Security Council failed on Monday (Mar 7) to convince China and Russia to back a text noting North Korea's "violations" of resolutions on missile technology.

North Korean state media said Pyongyang carried out a test on Saturday for what it said was a reconnaissance satellite, but which analysts said was a thinly veiled ballistic missile launch, just days before a presidential election in South Korea.

"We would love to have China and Russia join us in this room" to adopt the text, US Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield told AFP after a closed-door Security Council meeting.

Click for more