China, a top trading partner with North Korea, and Russia called for a peaceful resolution to the crisis. South Korea said the aim of stronger sanctions was to draw North Korea into dialogue. "South Korea is finding, as I have told them, that their talk of appeasement with North Korea will not work, they only understand one thing!" Swiss President Doris Leuthard said Monday her country could help mediate the international standoff between North Korea and other countries. Leuthard said Swiss troops were deployed on the demarcation zone between South Korea and North Korea, and the country had a long history of neutral diplomacy.

Source: CBC News September 04, 2017 11:42 UTC