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S.Korean foreign minister: N.Korea pressure to continue

As Seoul stays firm on pressing N.Korea, concerns that Beijing, Moscow may turn to dialogue: expert

Seoul’s Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se on Monday morning said that South Korea will continue to carry out a policy of “diplomatic pressure” toward the North.

Speaking at his ministries Seoul headquarters, the minister spoke to journalists highly about the recent adoption of UN Security Council resolution 2270, describing it as the strongest-ever internationally approved series of sanctions to be applied against North Korea.

“Against habitual law-breaker North Korea, a structure of ‘all international society versus North Korea’ was formed … including China and Russia,” Yun said.

As a way to influence change in Pyongyang, Yun cited President Park Geun-hye’s previous remarks about abandoning “existing measures and good will” and moving to a