The United States warned North Korea during a Dec. 11 U.N. Security Council meeting against any "provocations," saying that Washington was willing to be flexible in talks but considered 2019 North Korean missile tests to violate U.N. resolutions, Yonhap reported Dec. 12. China called for the reversal of some U.N. sanctions to open room for dialogue. North Korea said the gathering had made its pending decision on whether to end U.S. outreach easier.