China on Thursday said it hoped the newly-adopted UN Security Council resolution on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) could be fully implemented.
In response to the nuclear test and satellite launch by the DPRK, the 15-nation council unanimously adopted a resolution early Wednesday that imposed a raft of sanctions on the DPRK to curb the country's nuclear and missile programs.
Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hong Lei said at a daily news briefing that the sanctions were not an end in themselves, and only dialog and negotiation can fundamentally solve the nuclear issue on the Korean Peninsula.
The UN Security Council reiterated its demands that the DPRK abandon all nuclear weapons and other nuclear programs as well as weapons of mass destruction and ballistic missile programs.
Wednesday's resolution includes a ban on all exports from the DPRK of coal, iron, iron ore, gold, titanium ore, vanadium ore and rare earth metals. It also puts a ban on supply of all types of aviation fuel, including rocket fuel, to the DPRK.
The sanctions should avoid impacting on the lives of the general population of the DPRK and its humanitarian needs as much as possible, said Hong, noting that's also an important part of the resolution.
