US calls for all countries to cut ties with North Korea

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley called on countries across the world to sever their ties with North Korea on Wednesday as the U.N. Security Council met to discuss its response to North Korea's recent long-range missile launch.

Haley also said that U.S. President Donald Trump has asked Chinese President Xi Jinping to cut off oil supply to North Korea.

She called "on all nations to cut off all ties with North Korea," as the UNSC opened an emergency meeting on North Korea's launch of a new missile on Wednesday (Korean time), which it said could reach anywhere in the U.S.

Haley also urged the Security Council to revoke the North's voting rights at the U.N.

The U.S. does not seek war with North Korea, the ambassador said, warning that "The dictator of North Korea made a decision yesterday that brings us closer to war, not father from it."

"If war comes, make no mistake: The North Korean regime will be utterly destroyed," she said. (Yonhap)