U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said there was "no point" in having an emergency session of the U.N. Security Council after North Korea conducted an intercontinental ballistic missile test last week, The Washington Examiner reported Sunday.
"There is no point in having an emergency session if it produces nothing of consequence," Haley said a statement released Sunday afternoon.
"An additional Security Council resolution that does not significantly increase the international pressure on North Korea is of no value. In fact, it is worse than nothing, but it sends the message to the North Korean dictator that the international community is unwilling to seriously challenge him," she added. "The time for talk is over."
U.N. diplomats told CBS News the U.S. was hoping to set up a Security Council meeting on Monday, which would be the second one to take place in July.
The missile launched on Friday traveled 1,000 kilometers, landing in the Sea of Japan. That range meant North Korea had the capability of striking cities in the U.S., including Los Angeles, Chicago and New York.
In early July, North Korea conducted a test, prompting the Security Council to consider issuing a statement condemning the practice, but members could not come to agreement on it. At that time Haley called for the U.S. to issue sanctions against North Korea.
The U.S. and China are working on a new resolution against North Korea, according to China's U.N. Ambassador Liu Jieyu.
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