UN Security Council to adopt new resolution on North Korea

유엔 안보리 대북 결의안 추진 The UN Security Council has been united in its condemnation of North Korea's latest provocative and dangerous act. For the latest on that,... we are going to connect with our Kwon Soa at Seoul's Foreign Affairs Ministry. Soa, let's begin with the UN's quick response to the North's test.... Hi Mark,... after their emergency meeting at 11 a.m. New York time,... the United Nations Security Council said that it "strongly condemned" Pyongyang's claim to have tested a hydrogen bomb. "The members of the Security Council strongly condemned this test, which is a clear violation of Security Council resolutions... and of the non-proliferation regime, and therefore a clear threat to international peace and security continues to exist." "The last time the Security Council adopted a resolution 2013, in its resolution the Security Council expressed its determination to take further significant measures in the event of a further DPRK launch or a nuclear test." The additional measures are expected to be in the form of more sanctions on Pyongyang... on top of the existing ones for its three previous nuclear tests and other provocations... such as its long-range rocket launches. According to an official at Seoul's Foreign Affairs Ministry,... this could include enforcing trade, financial or other economic sanctions on individuals or entities. But he added that at this point it's too early to make more predictions,... as the Security Council meeting was held behind closed doors,... and Korea, which is not a member, can only consult with the other members... but not negotiate. When asked about the timing of the next meeting,... the official said that's most likely going to be the day when the new resolution gets adopted... and his cautious prediction was for that to happen this month. And Soa,... the U.S. has also been issuing more statements on the matter... and Washington is questioning Pyongyang's claim that this was a test of a hydrogen bomb. What else are they saying? Yes, Mark,... White House spokesman Josh Earnest said early government analysis shows that,... data from several different monitoring sources isn't consistent with the North's claim. He said intelligence agencies are continuing to search for more evidence,... but there is generally a high degree of skepticism regarding the H-bomb claim,... and most international experts have expressed doubt about it. Minister Yun and Unification Minister Hong Yong-pyo are scheduled to report to South Korea's National Assembly on the latest assessments later in the afternoon,... so, I will update you on that and more in a later newscast. I'm Kwon Soa, reporting live at Seoul's Foreign Affairs Ministry. Back to you, Mark. Visit ‘Arirang News’ Official Pages Facebook(NEWS):   / newsarirang   Homepage: http://www.arirang.com Facebook:   / arirangtv   Twitter:   / arirangworld   Instagram:   / arirangworld