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North Korea Watch: China Asks Japan to Postpone United Nations Resolution

July 10, 2006 /


Pak Gil Yon, North Korea ‘s ambassador to the United Nations walks to the North Korean Mission to the UN Monday, July 10, 2006, in New York.

AP: China asks Japan to postpone resolution

Japan said Monday it was considering whether a pre-emptive strike on the North’s missile bases would violate its constitution, signaling a hardening stance ahead of a possible U.N. Security Council vote on Tokyo’s proposal for sanctions against the regime. The vote itself could be delayed for several days, a news agency reported.

China asked Japan to postpone the vote until later this week and Japan is prepared to accept, Kyodo News agency said.

Japanese officials had earlier vowed to push ahead with a resolution that would impose sanctions on
North Korea for its missile tests last week, but said Tokyo would not insist on a Monday vote.

Japan is probably counting votes as this piece is posted. If they have the votes, they will force the resolution today.

Stay tuned……

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