U.S., China Said to Agree on Draft UN Resolution on North Korea
- Sanctions would follow recent nuclear test, rocket launch
- Resolution could be voted on this week, diplomat says
US Secretary of State John Kerry and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi leave following a press conference at the State Department in Washington.
Photographer: Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty ImagesThe U.S. and China reached an agreement over a new United Nations Security Council resolution that would punish North Korea for its recent rocket launch and nuclear test, according to diplomats from two Security Council member countries.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met in Washington Tuesday and said they were making “significant” progress on new sanctions, without giving details. Wang also met with National Security Advisor Susan Rice, a meeting that President Barack Obama joined to "underscore his interest in building a durable, constructive, and productive U.S.-China relationship," according to a White House statement.