Obama Plans to Sign North Korea Sanctions Bill

© AFP 2023 / PEDRO UGARTENorth Korea technicians watch live images of the rocket Unah-3 at the satellite control room of the space center on the outskirts of Pyongyang on April 11, 2012 (File)
North Korea technicians watch live images of the rocket Unah-3 at the satellite control room of the space center on the outskirts of Pyongyang on April 11, 2012 (File) - Sputnik International
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President Barack Obama plans to sign a bill imposing additional sanctions on North Korea, White House spokesperson Josh Earnest said during a press briefing on Wednesday.

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — Last week, both the US Senate and House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed legislation imposing additional sanctions on North Korea.

"The [Obama] administration is deeply concerned with North Korea's recent actions and their recent provocations, and I can confirm the president does plan to sign H.R. 757, which includes sanctions measures against North Korea and will serve to increase pressure on North Korea," Earnest stated. "That's a goal that Congress stated and that's a goal that we share."

A man watches a news report on North Korea's planned rocket launch as the television screen shows file footage of North Korea's Unha-3 rocket which launched in 2012, at a railway station in Seoul on February 3, 2016 - Sputnik International
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Earnest the United States would continue its strategy to further pressure North Korea by working with regional allies, including South Korea and Japan, as well as partners such as China and Russia "who have some influence" on Pyongyang.

On Tuesday, the US Department of Defense said discussions between US-South Korea discussions would begin this week about possibly deploying a THAAD anti-ballistic missile system to South Korea.

South Korean media reported on Wednesday that four US stealth fighter jets were spotted flying over South Korea at low altitude accompanied by local fighter aircraft.

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