Trump Administration Announces New Sanctions on NKorea
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US President Donald Trump signed an executive order imposing new sanctions on North Korea, days after he threatened to "totally destroy" the nuclear-armed nation.
Speaking at the United Nations headquarters in New York City on Thursday, Trump said the order would increase the American ability to clamp down on individuals and companies that do business with North Korea.
Flanked at a table by Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, Vice President Mike Pence, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley, Trump made the announcement before meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and South Korean President Moon Jae-in at a lunch.
US allies - Japan and South Korea -- have called for enforcing existing international sanctions as the best way to get Pyongyang to give up its nuclear weapons program.
Trump said he had authorized the Department of the Treasury to "target any individual or entity that conducts trade in goods, services or technology" with North Korea.
The presidential order also includes measures aimed at disrupting "critical North Korean shipping and trade networks."
Trump said North Korea's nuclear and ballistics programs "is a grave threat to peace and security in our world, and it is unacceptable that others financially support this criminal rogue regime."
Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team
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