US, China and Russia debate North Korea issue at Security Council
The United Nations Security Council held a meeting on March 20 on the recent intercontinental ballistic missile launch.
The 15-member Security Council discussed North Korea's missile launch, with the United States, China and Russia arguing over which country was responsible for North Korea's dozens of ballistic missile launches and its nuclear weapons program.
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North Korea launches a missile. Photo: KCNA. |
China and Russia blame joint US-South Korea military exercises for provoking North Korea, while the US says China and Russia have encouraged North Korea by protecting it from increased sanctions.
Russia and China have also once again raised nuclear concerns about the AUKUS security agreement, which allows Australia to develop a nuclear submarine program with the support of the US and the UK. Meanwhile, the US and the UK have both rejected these concerns and said AUKUS does not violate the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty./.
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