FILE - In this Wednesday, March 2, 2016, file photo, the United Nations Security Council votes on a resolution that would impose the toughest sanctions on North Korea in two decades, during a meeting at U.N. headquarters. After the Northâs Jan. 6 nuclear test, Beijing joined the U.S. in imposing tougher sanctions that were approved unanimously Wednesday by the U.N. Security Council. But it insisted sanctions alone will never solve the nuclear issue. Instead, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi suggested a âparallel trackâ approach that separates nuclear talks from negotiations to replace the more-than-60-year-old Korean War armistice with a peace agreement. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
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BRUSSELS (AP) - The European Union has boosted sanctions against North Korea in line with a U.N. Security Council Resolution imposing new measures over Pyongyang's recent nuclear test and rocket launch.
EU headquarters said in a statement on Friday that 16 people and 12 companies were added to its list of sanction targets. They were not identified by name.
The EU first imposed sanctions on North Korea in late 2006. They target its nuclear, weapons of mass destruction and missile programs.
Measures include bans on the trade of arms, goods and technology that could contribute to the programs.
Separately from the U.N., the EU has also adopted measures aimed at financial services and transport.
The U.N. sanctions regime is expected to chip away at North Korea's already limited trade and economic ties.
FILE - In this Wednesday, March 2, 2016, file photo, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power votes on a resolution during a Security Council meeting at U.N. headquarters. The U.N. Security Council voted Wednesday on a resolution that would impose the toughest sanctions on North Korea in two decades. The U.N. Security Council voted Wednesday on a resolution that would impose the toughest sanctions on North Korea in two decades. After the Northâs Jan. 6 nuclear test, Beijing joined the U.S. in imposing tougher sanctions that were approved unanimously Wednesday by the U.N. Security Council. But it insisted sanctions alone will never solve the nuclear issue. Instead, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi suggested a âparallel trackâ approach that separates nuclear talks from negotiations to replace the more-than-60-year-old Korean War armistice with a peace agreement. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
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