1. UN Security Council's Emergency Session to Ease Korean Tensions
... the civilian island of Yeonpyeong, which killed two South Koreans, wounded at least 14 others, and set more than 60 buildings on fire (Lederer, Frayer). Russia initially called for the Security Council meeting, where Moscow proposed a draft statement that encouraged the U.N.'s most powerful body to request that North and South Korea "exercise maximum restraint" and urge immediate diplomatic efforts to lessen ... for efforts "to ensure a de-escalation of tension" between North and South Korea and a "resumption of dialogue and resolution of all problems dividing them exclusively through p...
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