Trump calls new DPRK sanctions 'very small step'

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that the UN Security Council's fresh sanctions on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) were just another "very small step."


"We think it's just another very small step, not a big deal," said Trump before meeting with visiting Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak.

"I don't know if it has any impact," said Trump. "But those sanctions are nothing compared to what ultimately will have to happen."

The UN Security Council on Monday unanimously adopted a resolution to impose fresh sanctions on the DPRK over its nuclear test on Sept. 3 for violation of previous Security Council resolutions.

This is the eighth time for the United Nations to slap sanctions on Pyongyang since it carried out the first underground nuclear explosion in 2006.
 [china.org.cn/Xinhua]
 13/9/17
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