'Time for talk is over', US warns North Korea

US envoy to the UN Nikki Haley
says China must decide on
further action against North
Korea over its missile
programmes. The Pentagon and South Korean military believe Friday's test was an ICBM. [KCNA via Reuters]

The United States is "done talking
about North Korea" and China must
decide if it is willing to back imposing stronger United Nations sanctions on North Korea over its two long-range missile tests this month, US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said on Sunday. Haley said in a statement that any new UN Security Council resolution "that does not significantly increase the international pressure on North Korea is of no value".
The United States flew two supersonic B-1B bombers as a show of force after Pyongyang fired a second intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) on Friday.
"China must decide whether it is
finally willing to take this vital step.
The time for talk is over," she said.
The Chinese mission to the UN did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The United States has been in talks
with North Korean ally China on a
draft UN 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 US had been making progress with China. Meanwhile, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Monday he spoke with US President Donald Trump by phone and that they agreed on the need to take further action on North Korea.
Abe told reporters that he praised
Trump's commitment on North Korea and that he would make the utmost efforts to protect the Japanese public. Source : Aljazzra

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