"This is the time for statesmanship," said the former prime minister of Portugal. Trump has warned North Korea that military action was an option for the United States as Pyongyang has carried out a series of tests toward developing the ability to target the United States with a nuclear-tipped missile. The UN Security Council has unanimously imposed nine rounds of sanctions on North Korea since 2006 and Guterres appealed for the 15-member body to maintain its unity on North Korea. Trump, who campaigned in the 2016 presidential election on an "America First" platform, has said the United States would withdraw from the accord. On counterterrorism, Guterres said he plans to convene next year the first gathering of heads of counterterrorism agencies of UN member states to forge a new international counterterrorism partnership.

Source: bd News24 September 19, 2017 14:03 UTC