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Remarks by Ambassador Susan E. Rice, Permanent Representative of the United States to the United Nations, at the Security Council Stakeout

May 2, 2012
Ambassador Susan E. Rice

Ambassador Susan E. Rice

Susan E. Rice
U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations 
U.S. Mission to the United Nations 
New York, NY
May 2, 2012
Ambassador Rice: Good afternoon. ...
I’d like to make a couple comments on another development. This morning, as you may know, the 1718 Committee—the North Korea Sanctions Committee—has reached agreement on a new set of sanctions against North Korea as a consequence of their missile launch a few weeks ago and as we decided we would in the context of our presidential statement. These new sanctions include the designation of and the freezing of assets of three very significant North Korean entities very much involved in their illicit missile and nuclear programs. It also includes the updating of the missile technology control regime list and the nuclear suppliers group list, which we view as very important to tightening and keeping current the important regime against North Korea. And it also entails a new work plan for the Panel of Experts. Taken together, we view this as a strong and credible set of new sanctions by the 1718 Committee, and we’re pleased with that result as well.
Reporter: Could you give us the name of the entities for North Korea? And secondly, China seemed to have a lot of hesitations about eventually imposing sanctions.
Ambassador Rice: Well, we will put out—the U.S. Mission will put out—a fact sheet on the entities and the other actions taken by the 1718 Committee. We—the most significant of the entities is the Green Pine Conglomerate, but the other two are very important as well. And we can give you all the facts subsequently.
 
 

Susan E. Rice
U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations 
U.S. Mission to the United Nations 
New York, NY
May 2, 2012

Ambassador Rice: Good afternoon. ...

I’d like to make a couple comments on another development. This morning, as you may know, the 1718 Committee—the North Korea Sanctions Committee—has reached agreement on a new set of sanctions against North Korea as a consequence of their missile launch a few weeks ago and as we decided we would in the context of our presidential statement. These new sanctions include the designation of and the freezing of assets of three very significant North Korean entities very much involved in their illicit missile and nuclear programs. It also includes the updating of the missile technology control regime list and the nuclear suppliers group list, which we view as very important to tightening and keeping current the important regime against North Korea. And it also entails a new work plan for the Panel of Experts. Taken together, we view this as a strong and credible set of new sanctions by the 1718 Committee, and we’re pleased with that result as well.

Reporter: Could you give us the name of the entities for North Korea? And secondly, China seemed to have a lot of hesitations about eventually imposing sanctions.

Ambassador Rice: Well, we will put out—the U.S. Mission will put out—a fact sheet on the entities and the other actions taken by the 1718 Committee. We—the most significant of the entities is the Green Pine Conglomerate, but the other two are very important as well. And we can give you all the facts subsequently.