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RFE/RL: Russia blocks US-drafted UN statement condemning North Korea tests

Published April 20, 2017 at 12:25 pm

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley delivers remarks during a meeting of the United Nations Security Council concerning the situation in Syria, at UN headquarters, April 7, in New York City.

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Russia has blocked the UN Security Council from condemning North Korea’s latest missile test even though China had backed the strongly-worded statement drafted by the United States, diplomats said.

The proposed statement on April 19 would have demanded that North Korea “conduct no further nuclear tests” and halt missile launches after Pyongyang carried out a failed test over the weekend.