Topic: United Nations Security Council
Prime Minister Gordon Brown will announce Britain is prepared to scale back its nuclear capability as part of global disarmament efforts, Downing Street confirmed Wednesday.Brown will reveal Thursday at a special session of the UN Security Council plans to cut the number ...
US circulates resolution to halt nuclear nonproliferation ahead of UN meetingThe United States circulated a draft U.N. resolution Friday calling for stepped up efforts to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons which it hopes will be adopted by world leaders at a ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. efforts to enforce U.N. sanctions imposed on North Korea after its nuclear test in May are gaining growing support from countries and banks, a senior American official said on Thursday.Ambassador Phil Goldberg, the U.S. coordinator for implementation of ...
NEW YORK (Thomson Financial) - Russia's UN Ambassador Vitaly Churkin said Wednesday that despite Iran's ambiguous response to an offer of incentives to halt its uranium enrichment there was 'potential' to the ongoing dialogue with Tehran.. Earlier the State Department in Washington ...
The United States ordered Tuesday sanctions on an Iranian-based firm for allegedly aiding nuclear-armed North Korea's missile program, and accused the two nations of joint arms proliferation.The US Treasury identified the firm as Hong Kong Electronics, located in Kish Island, Iran, and ...
North Korea's continued provocations are " deeply regrettable," top US diplomat Hillary Clinton said Saturday, vowing to do "all we can" to halt Pyongyang's nuclear proliferation. "We intend to do all we can to prevent continued proliferation by the North Koreans," Clinton ...
NKorea responds to tough new UN sanctionsThe U.N. Security Council has imposed tough new sanctions on North Korea, punishing the country for its second nuclear test. "In a sign of growing global anger at North Korea's pursuit of nuclear weapons in defiance ...
UN chief Ban Ki-moon hailed fresh sanctions against North Korea over its nuclear and missile programmes, but the United States warned the measures could prompt Pyongyang to retaliate.China, North Korea's main ally, and South Korea welcomed the tougher stance against the secretive ...
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - North Korea is unlikely to respond militarily to planned U.N. sanctions for its nuclear test, although the possibility should not be completely dismissed, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Thursday.The draft U.N. Security Council resolution, written by the ...
Key nations agree on tough new UN sanctions against NKoreaWestern powers reached agreement with North Korea's key allies Wednesday on a proposal that would impose tough new sanctions on the reclusive communist nation's weapons exports and financial dealings, and allow inspections of ...
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