South Korea with top US envoy seek ‘alternatives’ to enforce North Korea sanctions

South Korea’s foreign minister on Monday discussed
“alternatives” with the top US envoy to the UN after Russia vetoed
the renewal of an expert panel monitoring sanctions on North Korea,
local media reported.

Cho Tae-yul held talks with Linda Thomas-Greenfield, who arrived
in Seoul Sunday, on measures to ensure continued reporting about
North Korea’s “weapons proliferation and sanctions evasion
activities,” Seoul-based Yonhap News reported.

Thomas-Greenfield is currently on a four-day visit to South
Korea and is expected to meet with other senior officials,
including Defense Minister Shin Won-sik, to discuss…