The proposed statement seen by AFP would have demanded that North Korea "conduct no further nuclear tests" and halt missile launches after Pyongyang carried out a failed test on Sunday.
It adds that the new U.S. government is recklessly attempting to aggravate military tensions in the region through hostile policies and by launching a provocative and aggressive campaign against the country, including its decision to deploy a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier and a strike group near the Korean peninsula, and efforts to step up global pressure and toughen sanctions against North Korea.
Council diplomats, speaking anonymously because discussions were private, said the US, which is in charge of drafting council statements and resolutions on North Korea, had dropped the call for "dialogue" as part of its effort to toughen the text.
"It is a situation where a lot of [military] exercise equipment is amassed in North Korea and also a lot of strategic assets are situated on the Korean peninsula because of the South Korea-US military drills", Lee told a briefing.
US President Donald Trump praised Chinese efforts to rein in "the menace of North Korea" on Thursday, after North Korean state media warned the United States of a "super-mighty pre-emptive strike".
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He said that the display boards would be mandatory and the restaurants can not add service charge in the bill later. Food inspectors and legal metrology officials will conduct random inspections, Khader said.
"It's important that North Korea know we are not trying to pick a fight, so don't try to give us one", Haley told reporters.
She said that she wanted Pyongyang to see that the U.S. was not an aggressor.
North Korea relies heavily on China for its fuel supply and Beijing has reportedly been tightening its enforcement of worldwide sanctions aimed at getting Pyongyang to abandon its development of nuclear weapons and long-range missiles. "They shouldn't try to play it at this point".
The reclusive nation, which has long pursued nuclear ambitions, has conducted at least five nuclear tests in defiance of the UN.
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