{"id":2471,"date":"2021-11-02T20:17:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-02T20:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news25.org\/?p=2471"},"modified":"2021-11-04T20:29:42","modified_gmt":"2021-11-04T20:29:42","slug":"china-russia-revive-push-to-lift-un-sanctions-on-north-korea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.news25.org\/china-russia-revive-push-to-lift-un-sanctions-on-north-korea\/","title":{"rendered":"China, Russia revive push to lift UN sanctions on North Korea"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Resolution seeks to remove a ban on Pyongyang\u2019s exports of statues, seafood and textiles and expand it to include lifting a refined petroleum imports cap.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

China and Russia are pushing the United Nations Security Council to ease sanctions on North Korea by reviving a 2019 attempt to remove a ban on Pyongyang\u2019s exports of statues, seafood and textiles, and expanding it to include lifting a refined petroleum imports cap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a reworked draft resolution seen by the Reuters news agency, China and Russia want the 15-member council to remove those sanctions \u201cwith the intent of enhancing the livelihood of the civilian population\u201d in the isolated Asian state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

China and Russia are pushing the United Nations Security Council to ease sanctions on North Korea by reviving a 2019 attempt to remove a ban on Pyongyang\u2019s exports of statues, seafood and textiles, and expanding it to include lifting a refined petroleum imports cap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a reworked draft resolution seen by the Reuters news agency, China and Russia want the 15-member council to remove those sanctions \u201cwith the intent of enhancing the livelihood of the civilian population\u201d in the isolated Asian state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

North Korea has been subject to UN sanctions since 2006 over its nuclear and ballistic missile programmes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n