July 30, 2017 / 11:35 AM / 4 minutes ago
U.S. 'done talking' about North Korea, China must act: U.N. envoy
Michelle NicholsNEW YORK (Reuters) - The United States is "done talking about North Korea" and China is aware they must act, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said on Sunday after North Korea fired its second long-range missile this month and amid a push by Washington to impose stronger U.N. sanctions on Pyongyang.
"Done talking about North Korea. China is aware they must act. Japan and South Korea must increase pressure. Not only a U.S. problem. It will require an international solution," Haley posted on Twitter.
She then posted a link to photos of the United States, Japan and South Korea conducting bomber jet drills over the Korean Peninsula on Sunday. The United States flew two supersonic B-1B bombers as a show of force after Pyongyang fired an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) on Friday.
The United States has been in talks with North Korean ally China on a draft U.N. Security Council resolution to impose stronger sanctions on North Korea. Haley gave China a draft text after North Korea's July 4 ICBM test.
Haley said last Tuesday that the United States had been making progress with China.
Some diplomats had expected the United States, Japan and South Korea to ask for the 15-member U.N. Security Council to meet on Monday over the test, but no such request has yet been made.
Such a meeting would set the stage for a likely showdown between the United States and Russia over whether Friday's launch was a long-range rocket test.
Diplomats say China and Russia only view a long-range missile test or nuclear weapon test as a trigger for further possible U.N. Security Council sanctions.
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http://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-missiles-haley-idUSKBN1AF0PC?il=0
