James Mattis
The Minister of defence of the USA James Mattis said that North Korea should end its isolation and to put the pursuit of nuclear weapons. About it reports Reuters.
“North Korea should halt any actions that will lead to the end of the [North Korean] regime and the destruction of his people,” — said the head of the Pentagon.
Earlier, on 9 August that the US President Donald trump said that if Pyongyang would threaten Washington, it is waiting for retribution. “North Korea will face such fire and rage, what else the world has seen,” said trump to journalists during a press conference at his Golf club in new Jersey.
A day earlier, North Korea threatened to go on “physical actions” in response to the adoption by the UN Security Council in respect of new sanctions. In addition, Pyongyang called the new UN security Council resolution a “terrorist act”. Previously, North Korea has rejected “concocted by the US and hostile forces” document as violating the sovereignty of the DPRK.
On 5 August the UN security Council adopted a resolution toughening sanctions against Pyongyang. Now North Korea is prohibited from exporting coal, iron, lead, and seafood. Accounts of the Bank for foreign trade of the DPRK frozen North Korean vessels that violated UN resolutions, denied entry to the ports of all States.