A South Korean soldier on a truck checks his rifle during a patrol near the demilitarized zone separating North Korea from South Korea in Paju, June 10, 2009. ReutersU.N. Council Agrees on North Korea Sanctions -- Wall Street Journal
Draft Resolution Calls on Nations to Stop Ships with Nuclear Contraband, Curb Financial Ties; Vote Is Expected Friday
NEW YORK -- The United Nations Security Council is expected as early as Friday to call for expanded sanctions and inspections for North Korea in response to its nuclear weapons test last month.
The U.S. and its allies on Wednesday agreed with China and Russia on a text hammered out during two weeks of intense negotiations. Moscow and Beijing consented to the U.S. draft after language on the inspection of North Korean cargo ships in international waters was diluted.
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