UN to consider DPRK sanction proposal

Key world powers are considering more UN sanctions against the DPRK. Ambassadors met Thursday but reached no agreement. Together, they represent the five permanent members that sit on the UN Security Council, plus the two countries most affected, Japan and South Korea.

Russian Ambassador Vitaly Churkin speaks to reporters after a Security Council meeting, Wednesday, May 27, 2009 at United  Nations headquarters. Given the growing  chasm over its nuclear program -- North  Korea pulled out of six-nation talks aimed  at its denuclearization last month after  the U.N. Security Council condemned its  rocket launch -- and the North's increasingly strident tone, pessimism is growing for any quick end to tensions.(AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

A senior diplomat said the suggested sanctions include a broader arms embargo and restrictions on the DPRK's financial and banking services.

Vitaly Churkin, Russian Ambassador to UN said "I will repeat the same things which others, I'm sure have told you. I think we are continuing to have good discussions, exchanging views about the proper specifics of the response of the Security Council to recent developments. The first immediate political response, as you recall, was quick and it was there immediately. But now we need to take some time to reflect on what the specific elements of the future resolution need to be, that's it. We'll continue our work."