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Exclusive – U.S., EU, South Korea, Japan urge sanctions for North Korea firms

A rocket is carried by a military vehicle during a military parade to celebrate the centenary of the birth of Kim Il-sung in Pyongyang April 15, 2012 in this picture released by North Korea's KCNA. REUTERS/KCNA

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)

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