China warns against more North Korea sanctions

October 19, 2006, 11:15

China warned today against "wilfully" expanding UN sanctions put in place against North Korea after it said it had tested a nuclear device.

"We believe resolution 1718 is a balanced one. All sides need to consider how to implement resolution 1718 in a balanced way and to not to devise ways to wilfully expand the sanctions," Liu Jianchao, the foreign ministry spokesperson told a regular news conference. "Sanctions are a signal, not the goal." - Reuters