Obama extends sanctions against Pyongyang: Yonhap

By Park Sae-jin Posted : June 22, 2016, 09:06 Updated : June 22, 2016, 09:06

[AP/Yonhap News Photo]


US President Barack Obama extended executive orders imposing sanctions on North Korea, saying the communist nation poses an "unusual and extraordinary threat" to the US.

Obama notified Congress of the continuation of North Korea's designation as a "national emergency," which serves as the basis for a series of executive orders calling for sanctions on Pyongyang for provocations, such as its fourth nuclear test in January.

By law, such national emergencies should be extended every year.

In a letter to Congress, Obama said the North continues to "constitute an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States," citing the existence and risk of proliferation of weapons-grade fissile materials as well as its nuclear and missile programs.

(Yonhap)

 
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