re: #51 prairiefire

The UN has scheduled an emergency meeting at Russia’s request:[Link: www.bloomberg.com…]

They already had the meeting. As usual they got nothing accomplished.

UN fails to take action on Korea tensions

The U.N. Security Council failed to take action to defuse tensions between North and South Korea on Sunday and diplomats blamed China for refusing to condemn the North for two deadly attacks this year that helped send relations to their lowest point in decades.

At the end of an eight-hour emergency meeting called by Russia, U.S. Ambassador Susan Rice said the vast majority of the 15-member council was insisting on “a clear-cut condemnation” of North Korea but there was no unanimity.

Although diplomats from some countries still need to consult their capitals, Rice said, “I think it’s safe to predict that the gaps that remain are unlikely to be bridged.” She said she based that assessment on what she heard in the closed-door meetings.