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US envoy on North Korea sanctions heading to Asia
Washington (AFP) Aug 13, 2009 The United States is sending a top diplomatic official on North Korea's nuclear program to Asia next week to discuss the isolated regime with US regional allies. Ambassador Philip Goldberg, the US coordinator for the implementation of recent United Nations sanctions against North Korea, told reporters he will travel to Singapore, Thailand, South Korea and Japan. He will be accompanied by officials from the Pentagon, Treasury Department and National Security Council. "After the discussion at the ASEAN (Association of South East Asian Nations) meeting last month Secretary (Hillary) Clinton asked us to return to conduct additional discussions on implementation," Goldberg said at a briefing Thursday. "In all of these countries we'll share thoughts, ideas and our impressions on inspections of sea and land cargo. We'll review the financial provision of the resolutions and we'll share information." United Nations resolution 1874, adopted unanimously on June 12 in response to new nuclear tests by North Korea, calls on the international community to stop and search sea, land and air cargo destined for or coming from North Korea. It also contains additional financial sanctions against Pyongyang, broadened an existing arms embargo, and prohibited any assistance that might be used to strengthen North Korea's nuclear program. "There is a clear path for North Korea if they want to rejoin that process (of nuclear disarmament), otherwise these measures continue," Goldberg said Thursday. The US envoy has already travelled to Malaysia, China, Russia and the United Nations to coordinate international efforts to implement the sanctions.
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