US envoy calls for strong message to N Korea on ship
The world must send a strong message to North Korea that its provocative actions are unacceptable, a senior US diplomat said on Thursday after talks on how to respond to the sinking of a South Korean warship.
South Korea wants the UN Security Council to rebuke the North in a resolution imposing tough sanctions over the sinking of its navy corvette Cheonan in March, killing 46 sailors.
Pyongyang has threatened military action if it is punished for what it says is a fabricated accusation that it attacked and sank the Cheonan.
Assistant US Secretary of State Kurt Campbell told reporters Washington and Seoul were trying to work closely with China, a veto-wielding permanent member of the Security Council.
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