UNITED
NATIONS (Reuters) – The United States, European Union, South Korea and Japan have submitted a list of around 40 North Korean
companies to the U.N. Security Council’s sanctions committee for possible blacklisting due to Pyongyang’s recent rocket
launch, envoys said on Tuesday.
The committee, which includes all 15 Security Council members, is awaiting a response
from China regarding which, if any, of the firms Beijing will consent to adding to the U.N. list of banned North Korean
firms, diplomats told Reuters on the condition of anonymity.
(Reporting By Louis Charbonneau; Editing by Doina
Chiacu)