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31st August 2010, 05:42 AM
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U.S. imposes new sanctions on DPRK: Treasury Department
2010-08-31
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Treasury Department said on Monday that it has imposed new sanctions on individuals and entities connected to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).
The department said three individuals and five entities have been designated under Executive Order 13382 for supporting the DPRK's nuclear program.
Executive Order 13382 is aimed at freezing the assets of " Weapons of Mass Destruction proliferators and their supporters thereby isolating them from the U.S. financial and commercial systems," the department said in a statement.
Meanwhile, U.S. President Barack Obama also signed an Executive Order on Monday that directs the Treasury Department to impose sanctions on "individuals and entities facilitating North Korean trafficking in arms and related material; procurement of luxury goods; and engagement in illicit activities."
All the sanctions announced on Monday together designated four individuals and eight entities, including the DPRK's Reconnaissance General Bureau (RGB), its commander, and Office 39 of the Korean Workers' Party.
"We have engaged (North Korea). We continue to be prepared to engage (North Korea) to live up to its obligations," State Department spokesman Philip Crowley said after the new sanctions were announced.
"We have a strategy that includes engagement, directly when it' s appropriate, also through the six-party process. Likewise, we have a strategy that involves putting pressure on North Korea," he said.
Crowley said it is up to the DPRK to take specific actions to demonstrate its commitment to denuclearization.
In July, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said that the United States will introduce new "country-specific" sanctions against the DPRK's procurement of nuclear materials.
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"If Washington and Seoul try to create a conflict on the Korean Peninsula, we will respond with a holy war on the basis of our nuclear deterrent forces," said Kwon at a ceremony marking the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Cuba and the DPRK. Full story
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PYONGYANG, Aug. 24 (Xinhua) -- The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) would not tolerate provocation by the United States and South Korea, Kim Yong Nam, president of the Presidium of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly, said Tuesday.
According to the official KCNA news agency, Kim said the DPRK army and people would "never tolerate" reckless moves by the United States and South Korea to provoke a nuclear war, and would launch a "sacred retaliatory war" of their own style "based on nuclear deterrent" any time.
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U.S. imposes new sanctions on DPRK: Treasury Department
2010-08-31
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2010-08/31/13470034_11n.jpg
WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Treasury Department said on Monday that it has imposed new sanctions on individuals and entities connected to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).
The department said three individuals and five entities have been designated under Executive Order 13382 for supporting the DPRK's nuclear program.
Executive Order 13382 is aimed at freezing the assets of " Weapons of Mass Destruction proliferators and their supporters thereby isolating them from the U.S. financial and commercial systems," the department said in a statement.
Meanwhile, U.S. President Barack Obama also signed an Executive Order on Monday that directs the Treasury Department to impose sanctions on "individuals and entities facilitating North Korean trafficking in arms and related material; procurement of luxury goods; and engagement in illicit activities."
All the sanctions announced on Monday together designated four individuals and eight entities, including the DPRK's Reconnaissance General Bureau (RGB), its commander, and Office 39 of the Korean Workers' Party.
"We have engaged (North Korea). We continue to be prepared to engage (North Korea) to live up to its obligations," State Department spokesman Philip Crowley said after the new sanctions were announced.
"We have a strategy that includes engagement, directly when it' s appropriate, also through the six-party process. Likewise, we have a strategy that involves putting pressure on North Korea," he said.
Crowley said it is up to the DPRK to take specific actions to demonstrate its commitment to denuclearization.
In July, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said that the United States will introduce new "country-specific" sanctions against the DPRK's procurement of nuclear materials.
Related:
DPRK to use nuclear deterrent if attacked: diplomat
HAVANA, Aug. 27 (Xinhua) -- The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) will use its nuclear arsenal if attacked by the United States and South Korea, DPRK ambassador to Cuba Kwon Sung Chol said Friday.
"If Washington and Seoul try to create a conflict on the Korean Peninsula, we will respond with a holy war on the basis of our nuclear deterrent forces," said Kwon at a ceremony marking the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Cuba and the DPRK. Full story
DPRK leader says U.S., S. Korean provocation will not be tolerated
PYONGYANG, Aug. 24 (Xinhua) -- The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) would not tolerate provocation by the United States and South Korea, Kim Yong Nam, president of the Presidium of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly, said Tuesday.
According to the official KCNA news agency, Kim said the DPRK army and people would "never tolerate" reckless moves by the United States and South Korea to provoke a nuclear war, and would launch a "sacred retaliatory war" of their own style "based on nuclear deterrent" any time.
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