North Korea calls new sanctions monitoring team 'unlawful'

SEOUL — North Korea's top diplomat on Sunday criticized a new sanctions monitoring team led by the United States as "unlawful and illegitimate," warning countries involved in the entity would face a "dear price."

The 11-member team was named earlier this month after Russia in March vetoed the renewal of a panel of UN experts monitoring international sanctions on North Korea, imposed for its banned nuclear and weapons programs.