North Korea’s Foreign Minister described the new sanctions control mechanism against the Asian country as “illegal and illegitimate” and warned that those involved must “pay a high price.”
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of North Korea today described as “illegal and illegitimate” the new sanctions control mechanism imposed on the Asian country and warned that those involved will have to “pay a high price.”
The 11-nation body, which includes the United States and South Korea, was created this month after Russia in March vetoed the renewal of a UN group of experts monitoring international sanctions against North Korea. The veto ended official control over sanctions imposed on Pyongyang since 2006 due to nuclear and military programs banned by the United Nations.
“Countries involved in imposing illegal and outrageous sanctions against the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea [nome oficial do país] “They must pay a high price,” said the head of North Korean diplomacy, Choe Son-hui, in a statement published by the official KCNA news agency.
The new mechanism is “totally illegal and illegitimate,” he said, noting that “its existence constitutes a denial of the United Nations Charter.”
The member countries of the Multilateral Sanctions Monitoring Team (MSMT) are South Korea, the United States, Japan, France, the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. UN sanctions against Pyongyang, which initially targeted technologies that could be used in weapons programs, have expanded over the years and now cover vast areas of the economy.
Limiting the supply of oil, banning the export of coal, banning the sending of workers abroad, banning the import or export of textile products and banking restrictions are some of the sanctions.
However, according to the UN group of experts, these sanctions are often circumvented or violated. North Korea continues to illegally import oil and other goods, tap into the international financial system and send workers abroad.
South Korea also accuses the North of supplying weapons to Russia and, recently, of sending soldiers to fight in Ukraine.
Source: Observadora
