US asks Security Council to announce more sanctions list on North Korea
The sanctions, which were imposed at the request of the United States, include 21 shipping companies and one Taiwanese (Chinese) individual.
On March 30, the United Nations Security Council continued to blacklist dozens of ships and shipping companies for violating UN sanctions resolutions against North Korea.
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| US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley. Photo: AP |
The sanctions were implemented at the request of the United States. Accordingly, 21 shipping companies, including 5 companies in China, 15 North Korean vessels and 12 non-North Korean vessels, and 1 Taiwanese (Chinese) were named on the sanctions list.
The move comes after North Korean leader Kim Jong-un met with Chinese President Xi Jinping and announced that the inter-Korean summit will take place on April 27. The North Korean leader is also expected to meet with US President Donald Trump in May.
US President Donald Trump, although agreeing to meet leader Kim Jong-un, emphasized maintaining sanctions and increasing maximum pressure on North Korea.
US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said these were the largest sanctions ever agreed by the Security Council's sanctions committee, aimed at preventing coal sales and oil purchases in violation of UN sanctions resolutions.
This list has also been shortened significantly compared to the US proposal made late last month, which called for sanctions on 33 ships and 27 companies./.
