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UN Security Council condemns Cheonan sinking
Date: 7/9/2010 8:09:26 AM Sender: CDP
UN Security Council condemns Cheonan sinking

The UN Security Council has unanimously condemned the sinking of a South Korean warship in March, but in a concession to China it has not blamed North Korea.

A statement expressed "deep concern" over the finding by a South Korean-led inquiry that North Korea was behind it.

But the Security Council also "took note" of Pyongyang＇s insistence "it had nothing to do with the incident".

Seoul＇s investigators concluded a North Korean torpedo had struck the Cheonan in the Yellow Sea, killing 46 sailors.

The Security Council statement, read out by Nigeria＇s permanent representative at the UN, said the attack had endangered "peace and security in the region and beyond".

It also praised South Korea＇s government for the "restraint" it had shown since the incident and called for "appropriate and peaceful measures to be taken against those responsible".

Pyongyang defiance
Correspondents say the text appeared to fall short of what had been demanded by Seoul and the US, which drafted the statement.

Last month, US President Barack Obama said the Security Council had to ensure there was a "crystal clear acknowledgement that North Korea engaged in belligerent behaviour that is unacceptable to the international community".

Western diplomats said Beijing had blocked attempts to condemn North Korea, at least partly to avoid any action from its unpredictable ally that could escalate tensions in the region.

North Korea＇s permanent representative to the UN had said his country＇s military would respond forcefully to any criticism.

On Friday, South Korea announced it would stage a naval exercise with the US in the Yellow Sea to deter North Korean "provocation".

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