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19:42, 03-Nov-2017
ROK's Blue House holds security meeting to discuss unilateral sanctions on DPRK
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The Republic of Korea's (ROK) presidential Blue House held a standing committee meeting of the National Security Council (NSC) on Thursday to discuss the country's unilateral sanctions on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), the Blue House said on Friday.
The NSC standing committee meeting was chaired on Thursday afternoon by Chung Eui-yong, top national security advisor to President Moon Jae-in, according to a press release from Moon's office.
ROK President Moon Jae-in delivers his speech on the 2018 budget bill during a plenary session at the National Assembly in Seoul, ROK, November 1, 2017. /Reuters Photo
ROK President Moon Jae-in delivers his speech on the 2018 budget bill during a plenary session at the National Assembly in Seoul, ROK, November 1, 2017. /Reuters Photo
The participants discussed standalone sanctions, which the ROK government can take, based on the result of past consultations with other countries to implement the UN Security Council resolution.
The UN Security Council unanimously adopted a new resolution on September 11 for tough sanctions on Pyongyang over its sixth and most powerful nuclear test on September 3.
Attending the meeting were ministers of foreign affairs and unification, vice defense minister, the presidential chief of staff, deputy chiefs of the National Security Office (NSO) of the Blue House and the coast guard head.
Meanwhile, the committee members discussed ways to prevent ROK ships from entering the DPRK waters again.
A ROK fishing boat, the 391 Hungjin, reportedly was returned to the country on Friday after entering the DPRK waters and being seized by DPRK troops for six days.
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Source(s): Xinhua News Agency