United Nations logo at United Nations headquarters. File photoUN, May 26Beijing opposes turning Northeast Asia into a place of confrontation, Zhang Jun, China's envoy to the UN, told reporters. there is confrontation or tension,» Zhang Jun said. does not believe that additional sanctions against the DPRK can help in this situation. The tightening of sanctions against the DPRK proposes a draft US resolution, which is expected to be voted on Thursday. «They (sanctions — ed.) can only worsen the situation. We know that people are worried about the situation, but it can be worse if we do not approach the situation properly And we want to avoid this… We do not want anyone to use the situation with the DPRK or the Korean Peninsula as a map in their strategic or geopolitical agenda,» he said. Voting on the US draft resolution in The UN Security Council is scheduled for Thursday, a source in the Security Council told RIA Novosti earlier. The project proposes to reduce the allowable volumes of supplies of oil and oil products to North Korea as a punishment for the next missile launches by the DPRK. In addition, the text, a copy of which is at the disposal of RIA Novosti, contains the name of the person, as well as a number of structures whose assets are proposed to be frozen. China's Permanent Mission to the UN commented on the US draft resolution on North Korea
