The United States blacklisted two Chinese shipping companies for trying to avoid the sanctions imposed on North Korea

The Office of the Foreign Assets Control (FOCA) of the US Treasury Department announced Thursday its blacklisting two shipping companies that helped North Korea escape sanctions.

In a statement, the Treasury said that "the measures taken today highlight the misleading methods used by the North Korean regime to circumvent international and US sanctions, as well as the commitment of the state government States to implement existing United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Resolutions ".

The two sanctioned companies (Dalian Haibo and Liaoning Danxing) are based in China.

At the same time, OFAC, together with the State Department and the US Coast Guard, is updating North Korea's warning and adding dozens of ships believed to have carried out transfers from North Korea. ship to ship. (STS) with North Korean tankers or North Korean coal exporters.

John Bolton, US National Security Advisor, reported this action on his Twitter account: "Important Steps for the Treasury today, the marine sector must do more to end Korea's illicit transport practices." North and examine their own activities to make sure that they are not involved in the escape of North Korean sanctions. "

"The United States and its allied partners remain committed to achieving the final and fully verified denuclearization of North Korea. and they believe that the full implementation of United Nations Security Council resolutions relating to North Korea is crucial for a positive outcome, "said Treasury Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin.

He added: "The Treasury will continue to enforce our sanctions and we explicitly explain that transport companies using deceptive tactics to mask illegal trade with North Korea are at great risk."