United Nations diplomats say the US and China have reached an agreement to impose tougher sanctions on North Korea over its latest nuclear and missile tests.
A UN Security Council diplomat, who did not want to be named, said that a draft resolution had been agreed upon, which he hoped would be adopted in the coming days.
Another unnamed official said the resolution was presented to the other permanent members of the UN Council, Russia, Great Britain and France, on Wednesday.
The agreement was reached after several weeks of negotiations. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi spoke with US Secretary of State John Kerry and National Security Adviser Susan Rice in Washington in the past few days.
After testing a hydrogen bomb on January 6, North Korea launched a long-range rocket on February 7, with the goal, as claimed, of putting a satellite into orbit.
Although China joined the criticism of the UN Security Council and the international community, it did not support the introduction of tougher sanctions against its traditional ally, as demanded by the US.
Kerry and Wang met in Beijing at the end of January, and on that occasion they expressed opposing views on the issue of North Korea and the introduction of new sanctions.
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