The United Nations Security Council is expected to place a cap on North Korea's coal exports in new sanctions following the reclusive country's fifth and largest nuclear test in September, according to a draft resolution obtained Friday by Kyodo News.

The United States and China have already agreed on the text of the draft in principle. Russia has expressed reservations about part of the text, but appears to have largely accepted it.

The five permanent members of the council, also including Britain and France, are likely to hold informal consultations next Monday in a bid to seek its passage by the full 15-member council by the middle of next week, U.N. diplomats said.