U.N. Security Council Discusses Korea

The U.N. Security Council holds an emergency meeting Sunday as tensions ratchet higher on the Korean Peninsula.
By TheStreet Staff ,

UNITED NATIONS -- Rising tensions on the Korean Peninsula prompted an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council Sunday.

North Korea has warned of a "catastrophe" if South Korea conducts planned live-fire military exercises in coming days, the

Associated Press

reported.

Russia, which borders North Korea, called for Sunday's meeting and wants the Security Council to adopt a statement calling on the two Korean governments to "exercise maximum restraint," the

AP

added.

Moscow is also calling for immediate diplomatic efforts to reduce tensions between the two Koreas, the

AP

also reported.

South Korea plans to conduct its military exercises on the same island where it carried out drills last month. The North responded to those drills with artillery fire that killed two South Korean marines and two civilians.

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