Trump Moves to Widen U.S. Sanctions on North Korea
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Trump Moves to Widen U.S. Sanctions on North Korea
If North Korea makes a decision even now to stand on the right side of history, we are ready to assist North Korea together with the international community." The speech came a day after North Korea likened Mr. Trump to a "dog barking." "Back home, we have a saying: The dog barks,
but the caravan continues," North Korea’s foreign minister, Ri Yong-ho, told reporters in New York on Wednesday when asked about Mr. Trump’s speech.
Moon said that North Korea’s nuclear program is a grave threat to peace and security in our world, and it is unacceptable
that others financially support this criminal, rogue regime,
21, 2017
President Trump ordered a widening of American sanctions on North Korea on Thursday in an effort to further constrict its trade with the outside world, as he presented a united front with South Korea
and Japan and sought to forge a common strategy for confronting the isolated nuclear-armed state.
Mike Pence said that If he thought he could scare us with the noise of a dog barking, well, he should be daydreaming.
"But the United States has responded firmly and in a very good way." He told Mr. Trump: "You made a very strong speech,
and I believe the strength of your speech will also help to change North Korea." The United Nations has tried to limit North Korea’s resources — and cripple its nuclear program — by imposing limits on trade.
Mr. Trump has derided this approach, calling it "appeasement" and declaring
that "talking is not the answer." No mention was made of that on Thursday, however, as the president said that the United States and South Korea were "making a lot of progress" together and Mr.
Moon used his own address to the General Assembly to urge world leaders to "peacefully solve the North Korea nuclear issue," step up diplomatic pressure
and do everything possible to prevent war on the Korean Peninsula.
If North Korea makes a decision even now to stand on the right side of history, we are ready to assist North Korea together with the international community." The speech came a day after North Korea likened Mr. Trump to a "dog barking." "Back home, we have a saying: The dog barks,
but the caravan continues," North Korea’s foreign minister, Ri Yong-ho, told reporters in New York on Wednesday when asked about Mr. Trump’s speech.
Moon said that North Korea’s nuclear program is a grave threat to peace and security in our world, and it is unacceptable
that others financially support this criminal, rogue regime,
21, 2017
President Trump ordered a widening of American sanctions on North Korea on Thursday in an effort to further constrict its trade with the outside world, as he presented a united front with South Korea
and Japan and sought to forge a common strategy for confronting the isolated nuclear-armed state.
Mike Pence said that If he thought he could scare us with the noise of a dog barking, well, he should be daydreaming.
"But the United States has responded firmly and in a very good way." He told Mr. Trump: "You made a very strong speech,
and I believe the strength of your speech will also help to change North Korea." The United Nations has tried to limit North Korea’s resources — and cripple its nuclear program — by imposing limits on trade.
Mr. Trump has derided this approach, calling it "appeasement" and declaring
that "talking is not the answer." No mention was made of that on Thursday, however, as the president said that the United States and South Korea were "making a lot of progress" together and Mr.
Moon used his own address to the General Assembly to urge world leaders to "peacefully solve the North Korea nuclear issue," step up diplomatic pressure
and do everything possible to prevent war on the Korean Peninsula.