US, China 'agree on' DPRK sanctions

Draft resolution could go to UN Security Council for vote within days, diplomats say

The United States and China have agreed on a proposed UN resolution on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and will not accept Pyongyang as a nuclear weapons state, the White House and United Nations diplomats said on Wednesday.

US National Security Advisor Susan Rice and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi agreed during a meeting "on the importance of a strong and united international response to North Korea's provocations, including through a UN Security Council resolution that goes beyond previous resolutions," the White House said in a statement.