South Korean government opposes any additional sanctions by the
United States against North Korea, South Korean Unification
Minister Lee Jong-seok said in a program of local TV station on
Friday.
"Economic dealings with the North (DPRK) in general are not
subject to the UN resolution," Lee said in a midnight talk show by
local broadcaster MBC.
"The sanction provided by the UN resolution only covers dealings
that are related to missiles and weapons of mass destruction," said
Lee, who takes charge of the inter-Korean affairs in South Korean
government.
Lee's remarks came after reports that the United States and
Japan are preparing additional sanctions against Pyongyang.
"Although South Korea follows large parts of US policies, not
everything the US does is what other countries do," Lee pointed
out.
In an earlier news conference on Thursday, Lee said additional
or economic sanctions against North Korea would be an
over-interpretation of the resolution.
(Xinhua News Agency July 21, 2006)
