Thread by @KlasfeldReports

Over at the United Nations, the Security Council is about to begin in 5 minutes on the subject of non-proliferation and North Korea.

The live feed for that is here, with translations available in the six official UN languages -- Arabic, Chines, English, French, Russian and Spanish - or the original language of the speaker: webtv.un.org/live-now/watch…

The meeting is beginning: Pompeo chairs, with Nikki Haley behind him.

"The world cannot accept a nuclear armed North Korea. That is not the United States' position. That is the world's position."

Pompeo says that he had a "productive meeting" with DPRK's foreign minister about a follow-up to what he called the "historic" meeting.

"We must all be accountable," Pompeo says, for curbing illegal DPRK coal exports.

Significantly, he pushed for denuclearization with "verification" measures, which are currently lacking.

Pompeo gives the floor to Kuwaiti FM.

Expressing support for US and DPRK in "keeping the dialogue going," Chinese FM says: "All parties need to work together for a peaceful and stable Peninsula."

"All parties need to work together for a completely denuclearized peninsula," he says.

"The main players ... are the DPRK and the US," Chinese FM notes, but he urges for six nations to work together on pursuing an international agreement.

My comment: Something like an analogue to the P5+1 talks that led to the Iran deal?

UK FM Jeremy Hunt is now up: "Today the int'l community shares a collective responsibility to comply with the rules."

But Hunt bemoans lack of verification in DPRK's denuclearization vows.

"Actions count far more than assurances," he says. "Deed count more than words."

* "Deeds"

"Until that moment comes," Hunt adds, sanctions should be "rigorous" and "enforced."

Dutch minister of foreign affairs Stef Blok is now up.

Blok calls for an independent panel of experts to guide negotiations. He notes that the DPRK continues to evade sanctions.

"In closing let me say this: Failure is not an option."

He wants the council to act "in unity."

Ethiopia's FM is now up.

Note: A common thread in the Security Council meeting. The members want more international participation in the denuclearization negotiations than have occurred so far. Background: Singapore talks happened w/o UN participation. courthousenews.com/huddle-with-n-…

Russia's FM Lavrov slams the United States for unilaterally pulling out of the Iran nuclear deal on "bogus pretexts."

French FM Jean-Yves Le Drian is now up, saying of the Singapore summit.

"Of course, we should welcome this," Le Drian says, taking note of the recent Pyongyang declaration with South Korean President Moon.

"However," Le Drian adds, the council needs to keep up pressure until North Korea abandons nuclear weapons and signs the ban on chemical weapons.

Le Drian wants "complete, verifiable and irreversible" measures, rather than "symbolic" ones. He calls for the participation of independent experts and clamp down on DPRK money laundering and illicit coal trade.

South Korean FM Kang Kyung-wha praises a "well-measured combination of diplomatic talks."

On sanctions: "The int'l community acted with unity in clearly implementing them. At the same time, the door for dialogue was kept open to draw North Korea back to the negotiating table."

Japanese FM Tarō Kōno warns of DPRK "ship-to-ship transfers" to evade sanctions.

"The very authority of the decisions made by this Council is at stake," he said.

After his speech, Pompeo calls the Security Council meeting to a close.