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Security Council condemns N. Korea
NEW YORK, (UPI) -- The U.N. Security Council adopted a resolution Friday condemning North Korea's sinking of a South Korean naval vessel.
North Korea has continued to deny it was responsible for the loss of the Cheonan and 46 members of its crew. The vessel sank near the boundary between the two countries' territorial waters, and an international investigation concluded in May it was hit by a North Korean torpedo.
The resolution said such hostile actions "endanger security in the region and beyond."
The 15 members of the Security Council praised South Korea for acting with restraint and called for "the settlement of outstanding issues on the Korean peninsula by peaceful means to resume direct dialogue and negotiation through appropriate channels as early as possible, with a view to avoiding conflicts and averting escalation."
The council urged North Korea to return to the six-party talks and to fulfill commitments it made during earlier rounds of negotiation.
NEW YORK, (UPI) -- The U.N. Security Council adopted a resolution Friday condemning North Korea's sinking of a South Korean naval vessel.
North Korea has continued to deny it was responsible for the loss of the Cheonan and 46 members of its crew. The vessel sank near the boundary between the two countries' territorial waters, and an international investigation concluded in May it was hit by a North Korean torpedo.
The resolution said such hostile actions "endanger security in the region and beyond."
The 15 members of the Security Council praised South Korea for acting with restraint and called for "the settlement of outstanding issues on the Korean peninsula by peaceful means to resume direct dialogue and negotiation through appropriate channels as early as possible, with a view to avoiding conflicts and averting escalation."
The council urged North Korea to return to the six-party talks and to fulfill commitments it made during earlier rounds of negotiation.
