United Nations ambassadors sat down yesterday to work on a list of targeted sanctions to deploy against a defiant North Korea, buoyed by what they saw as a new spirit of compromise in the Security Council.
A decision this week by the 15-member council unanimously to condemn Pyongyang's April 5 rocket launch and to strengthen an existing sanctions regime marked a departure from the wrangling and stalemate that characterised many of its deliberations during the Bush administration.
For once, all sides backed down from their initial positions, paving the way for a unified response.
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