US to Ask UN Security Council to Formally Punish North Korea
美将要求联合国安理会正式制裁北韩
The United States today (Thursday) will formally ask the United Nations Security Council to punish North Korea for its claimed nuclear test.
U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. John Bolton has been circulating a draft resolution that would impose tough new sanctions against Pyongyang. These would include a strict arms embargo, a travel ban and financial restrictions.
Bolton says he hopes for a Security Council vote by Friday, but he acknowledges that member countries still disagree on how severely to penalize the North Korean government. Pyongyang said earlier this week that it would regard any tough new sanctions as a declaration of war.
China wants the Security Council to condemn North Korea. But a Foreign Ministry spokesman in Beijing today declined to say if his country will support new punitive measures against its longtime ally.
美国星期四将正式请求联合国安理会就北韩所声称的核试验进行惩罚。
美国驻联合国大使博尔顿已经在散发对平壤实施制裁的一项决议草案。制裁措施包括严格的武器禁运，旅行禁令和金融限制措施等。
博尔顿说，他希望安理会的表决时间不晚于星期五。不过他承认，在如何严厉惩罚北韩的方法上一些成员国依然有意见分歧。平壤本星期早些时候表示，将把任何新的严厉制裁视为宣战。
