The draft UN resolution, obtained by The Associated Press, incorporates proposals circulated by the US, and adds new proposals from Japan that would ban all countries from allowing any North Korean ships in their ports or any North Korean aircraft from taking off or landing in their territory. In a statement, Mrs Beckett said Britain would continue to work with its partners on the UN Security Council to take forward the international community's response. "For our part, the UK will be pushing for a robust response under Chapter 7 of the Charter," she said.
"Put simply, this means we shall be pushing for sanctions against North Korea." There are already sanctions preventing states transferring missile-related items to or from North Korea, she said. "Any new sanctions clearly have to go further than this," she said.
"It should be clear to North Korea that it must return to the six-party talks and stop disregarding the concerns of its neighbours and of the international community.
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