The United Nations tightened sanctions on North Korea at the vote this evening in NY
Via Reuters:
- a ban on the country's textile exports
- capping imports of crude oil
- Its the ninth sanctions resolution unanimously adopted by the 15-member council since 2006
- The United States watered down an initial tougher draft resolution to win the support of Pyongyang ally China and Russia
- The resolution imposes a ban on condensates and natural gas liquids, a cap of 2 million barrels a year on refined petroleum products, and a cap on crude oil exports to North Korea at current levels.
