UPDATED: Trump vows more sanctions on North Korea
Last edited Thu Sep 21, 2017, 01:29 PM - Edit history (2)
Source: The Hill
BY JONATHAN EASLEY - 09/21/17 10:24 AM EDT
President Trump told reporters on Thursday that hell be looking to impose further financial penalties on North Korea over its nuclear and ballistic tests.
We will be putting more sanctions on North Korea, Trump said at a meeting with Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani at the United Nations.
The remark came in response to a shouted question from a reporter, and the president did not elaborate on whether he would be immediately proposing further sanctions to the U.N. or what the penalties might look like.
The U.N. has passed two resolutions recently aimed at squeezing the North Korean economy by cutting off oil, labor and exports to the nation.
Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/351716-trump-vows-more-sanctions-on-north-korea
UPDATE 1:
Trump announces executive order to crack down on trade with North Korea
By NOLAN D. MCCASKILL 09/21/2017 10:15 AM EDT
UPDATE 12:30 p.m.:
President Donald Trump on Thursday announced a new executive order that he said would expand authorities to go after individuals, companies and banks involved in trade with North Korea, amid heightened tensions as that country continues ramping up its missile testing.
"Foreign banks will face a clear choice: do business with the United States or facilitate trade with the lawless regime in North Korea," Trump said. "The regime can no longer count on others to facilitate its trade and banking activities."
ORIGINAL STORY:
The United States will impose more sanctions on North Korea, President Donald Trump said Thursday.
We will be putting more sanctions on North Korea, the president told reporters Thursday morning ahead of a meeting with President Ashraf Ghani of Afghanistan.
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http://www.politico.com/story/2017/09/21/trump-sanctions-north-korea-242971?loap_a1
UPDATE 2:
Trump announces new economic sanctions targeting North Korea over nuclear program
By David Nakamura September 21 at 12:45 PM
NEW YORK -- President Trump announced an executive order Thursday to grant additional authority to the Treasury Department to enforce economic sanctions on North Korea and companies and individuals that do business with the rogue nation in Northeast Asia.
The president also said that Chinese President Xi Jinping had ordered Chinese banks to cease conducting business with North Korean entities. Trump called the move "very bold" and "someone unexpected," and he praised Xi.
"I must tell you this is a complete denuclearization of North Korea that we seek," Trump said in brief public remarks during a meeting with the leaders of South Korea and Japan to discuss strategy to confront Pyongyang over its nuclear and ballistic missile programs.
Trump said the United States had been working on the North Korea problem for 25 years, but he asserted that previous administrations had "done nothing, which is why we are in the problem we are in today." He added that the order will give Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin the "discretion to target any foreign bank knowingly facilitating specific transactions tied to trade with North Korea."
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2017/09/21/trump-says-the-u-s-will-impose-new-sanctions-on-north-korea/?utm_term=.438f8a83a4ef&wpisrc=al_alert-COMBO-world%252Bnation&wpmk=1