UN sanctions on DPRK working, says U.S. envoy

UNITED NATIONS, July 30 (Xinhua) -- Commitment from various countries to implementing the United Nations (UN) Security Council's further sanctions on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) is strong and unified, U.S. coordinator for implementing the UN sanctions said here Thursday.

"The resolution brings new and unprecedented measures that are at our disposal to implement," Ambassador Philip Goldberg said after meeting with the UN sanctions committee. "But I also found that the commitment to implementation is very strong and very unified," he said.

Security Council Resolution 1874, adopted in June in response to the DPRK's May 25 nuclear test, expanded an arms embargo and authorized inspections of air, sea and land shipments going to and from the DPRK.

There are already signs that the resolution is working, said Goldberg, noting that the cargo ship Kang Nam, the first DPRK ship to be inspected under the new UN resolution, returned to the DPRK last month after Myanmar persuaded it to return home.

Part of the success in implementing Resolution 1874, as well as Resolution 1718, is due to the high level coordination among UN member states, said Goldberg.

"There is a unity of view, a singleness of purpose in implementing these resolutions," said Goldberg, who also highlighted cooperation from the Chinese government.