North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reacts with scientists and technicians of the DPRK Academy of Defence Science after the test-launch of the intercontinental ballistic missile Hwasong-14 in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang July 5, 2017. KCNA/via REUTERS
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United States has given China a draft United Nations Security Council resolution that would impose new sanctions on North Korea over Pyongyang's intercontinental ballistic missile launch, U.N. diplomats said on Friday.
Traditionally, the United States and China have negotiated new sanctions on North Korea before formally involving other council members. Diplomats said the United States would informally keep Britain and France in the loop, while China was likely talking to Russia.
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