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北미사일에 국제사회 제재강화 움직임••• 정부 대응 There's growing international calls for more sanctions and pressure on North Korea as the regime continues to carry out provocations. But with President Moon Jae-in only two weeks into his new job, it's still unclear how the new administration plans to take on this issue. Kwon Jang-ho takes a closer look. Amid talks of the UN Security Council introducing further sanctions on North Korea, the international community is stepping up its own actions against the rogue state. According to Japanese newspaper Yomiuri Shimbun on Tuesday, Tokyo is reportedly reviewing plans to carry out secondary boycotts on any foreign companies or financial institutions that deal with the regime, with a particular focus on China, which accounts for around 90-percent of all North Korea's foreign trade. Reuters 1124 "In order to curb North Korea's nuclear and missile programs, we believe it's important to curtail Pyongyang's foreign currency revenues and to block the freight shipments and the transfer of technology related to nuclear weapon development." But China could argue that it's already doing its part. Government figures on Tuesday showed that imports from North Korea in April dipped below the 100-million dollar mark, the lowest in almost three years. This comes after China effectively banned all coal imports from the regime back in March. Beijing has also said it will continue to support UN sanctions. Reuters 2112 "Our relevant measures completely prove that China is faithfully fulfilling U.N. resolutions....This is our international obligation as a responsible member of the international community and permanent member of the U.N. Security Council." Meanwhile Russia has also reportedly banned all exports of luxury goods to the regime. According to Radio Free Asia, Russia added sports and recreational products, including yachts, snowmobiles and crystal glassware, to a list of banned items in a sanctions status report to the UN earlier this month. However, one voice that is currently missing in its plans for the North Korean regime is that of South Korea. President Moon Jae-in is currently busy filling key government positions, but much interest will be on what he does next. He has promised pressure and sanctions, but unlike the previous administration he has also stressed the need for dialogue, and the international community will be watching how that parallel approach manifests into action. Kwon Jang-Ho, Arirang News. Visit ‘Arirang News’ Official Pages Facebook(NEWS):   / newsarirang   Homepage: http://www.arirang.com Facebook:   / arirangtv   Twitter:   / arirangworld   Instagram:   / arirangworld