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Saturday July 22, 9:22 AMU.S. may sanction countries not complying on N. Korea resolution(Kyodo) _ The United States is considering the option of imposing sanctions under its own laws on countries that fail to comply with a U.N. Security Council resolution against North Korea, a senior U.S. administration official said Friday.The resolution, adopted unanimously last Saturday to condemn North Korea for its missile launches on July 5, requires all member states to exercise vigilance to prevent missile and missile-related items, materials, goods and technology from being transferred to the North's programs for missiles and weapons of mass destruction. "We, of course, have our own sanctions law, our own sanctions authorities," the official told Kyodo News when asked if there would be sanctions on other countries violating the requirement. "Clearly we're going to take this resolution in, and the requirement that it imposes on all states," said the official, speaking on condition of anonymity. The official said the United States also wants to step up international cooperation to cut off funds and interdict WMD-related transfers, including enhancing inspections of North Korean vessels. As Washington considers the resolution as a binding action by the U.N. Security Council, the envisioned measures would create an international network effectively authorized by the United Nations to contain North Korea's WMD development. But the resolution does not require member states to impose sanctions, and uncertainties remain over whether such key players such as China and South Korea would actively get involved in the U.S. initiatives. Stressing the need for member states to carry out maritime inspections in their territorial waters, the official said, "We need to be very proactive, and scrutinize the shipment of goods in North Korean vessels." "There are many rights that nations have under their own laws to search ships coming into port to make sure that all of the regulations are followed," he said. As for international cooperation, the United States wants to beef up the ongoing U.S.-initiated multilateral interdiction undertaking, called the Proliferation Security Initiative, the official said. The official cited such enhanced PSI measures as stopping movements of WMD experts, especially in view of North Korea's cooperation with Iran. The official said Washington would like to see expanded interdiction action such as U.N. member states denying passage of North Korean planes over their territorial airspace. |
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