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Letter to the Honorable Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Sanctions on North Korea

Letter

Date: May 16, 2017
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Foreign Affairs Economy and Fiscal

Dear Mr. President:

We are encouraged by the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) meeting today to discuss the urgency of the threat posed by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). The DPRK has flagrantly defied the international community by illicitly developing its nuclear and ballistic missile programs, and has violated UNSC resolutions 1718 (2006), 1874 (2009), 2087 (2013), 2094 (2013), 2270 (2016), and 2321 (2016).

We urge the UNSC to take immediate and additional actions to increase the pressure on the DPRK and bring Pyongyang into full compliance with its international obligations. In particular, we urge you to adopt new sanctions that prohibit the DPRK's access to hard currency, prohibit the imports of minerals from the DPRK, cut off the oil supply to the DPRK, and take additional actions to address the DPRK's malicious cyber behavior.

Thank you for your urgent attention to this request.

Sincerely,


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