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Yahoo! My Yahoo! Mail More Yahoo! Services Account Options New User? Sign Up Sign In Help Yahoo! Search web search Home Singapore Asia Pacific World Business Entertainment Sports Technology Australia China India Indonesia Japan Malaysia Philippines Thailand Vietnam UN condemns sinking of South Korean warship AFP - 1 hour 9 minutes ago Send IM Story Print UNITED NATIONS (AFP) - – The United Nations Friday condemned the sinking of a South Korean warship but stopped short of blaming the attack on the North, prompting Pyongyang to claim a "great diplomatic victory." North Korea's ambassador to the UN swiftly welcomed the statement and said his country would continue to take part in six-party nuclear talks which have been stalled since Pyongyang left the negotiating table in April 2009. In its statement, the UN Security Council deplored the sinking of the South Korean warship Cheonan in the Yellow Sea in March, with the loss of 46 lives. The declaration also "underscores the importance of preventing such further attacks or hostilities against the ROK (South Korea)," while praising Seoul for the "restraint" it has shown in the months following the attack. But despite pressure from Seoul and the United States, the text did not directly blame North Korea for the March 26 attack close to a disputed border. A multinational inquiry found a North Korean torpedo sunk the ship, but North Korea (DPRK) has consistently denied any involvement. And the UN text merely stated that in view of the findings of the investigation "which concluded that the DPRK was responsible for sinking the Cheonan, the Security Council expresses its deep concern." Pyongyang has made its "position very clear that this incident has nothing to do with us," said ambassador to the UN Sin Son-ho, adding the statement was "our great diplomatic victory." North Korea will "consistently make our efforts to conclude a peace treaty and continue the denuclearization process on the Korean peninsula through the six-party talks," he added. Just hours before the UN declaration, the North's military proposed holding working talks at the truce village of Panmunjom on Tuesday, to discuss the possible opening of general-level talks with the United States. After bolting the six-way nuclear talks last year, North Korea defiantly staged its second atomic weapons test the following month, resulting in tougher UN sanctions. It has continued to insist these should be lifted before talks can resume, and also said it wanted a US commitment to hold discussions about a permanent peace treaty between the two sides. But UN chief Ban Ki-moon voiced hope in May that a prompt UN Security Council response to the sinking of a South Korean warship would spur resumption of the talks aimed at denuclearizing the tense Korean peninsula. Seoul quickly welcomed the statement. Foreign ministry spokesman Kim Young-sun quoted by the Yonhap news agency said the declaration "carries significant meaning" as it was adopted "with a united voice and emphasized the importance of preventing additional provocations." Related article: SKorea to stage naval drill In Japan, Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada called the UN's action "a clear message of the international community about a North Korean attack." US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the UN statement sent a warning to North Korea against "provocative behavior" and announced she would visit South Korea later this month for "further consultations with our South Korean allies." The White House said the UN action and the sanctions it imposed last year after Pyongyang's nuclear tests, "increases North Korea's international isolation... as the international community continues to make clear the cost that comes with North Korea's provocative behavior." The UN statement had been already approved by the council's five permanent members Britain, China, France, Russia and the United States, and was then adopted unanimously by all 15 members. However, the text appeared to fall far short of demands in recent weeks by Seoul backed by US President Barack Obama. In June, on the sidelines of a G20 summit in Toronto, Obama said the Security Council must ensure there is "a crystal clear acknowledgement that North Korea engaged in belligerent behavior that is unacceptable to the international community." Veto-wielding China had always been unlikely to back any strong censure of North Korea as Beijing is Pyongyang's closest ally, providing the impoverished nation with an economic lifeline. Earlier Friday, South Korea announced it would stage a naval exercise with the United States in the Yellow Sea to deter North Korean "provocation," despite strong protests from China. The drill was originally set for last month but was delayed until the Security Council had wrapped up discussions on the sinking. North and South Korea have had tense relations since the Korean War ended in stalemate and armistice in 1953. Technically they remain at war. 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