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In this undated photograph distributed on Saturday, September 16, 2017 by the Government of North Korea, the leader of this country, Kim Jong Un, in the center, celebrates what was described as the shooting test of a Hwasong-12 mid-range missile of an undisclosed site in this nation. Pyongyang has not allowed independent journalists to cover the events described in the image released by the North Korean government. It was impossible for the moment to check the contents of the image. (Korean Central News Agency / Korea News Service via AP)
USA has asked the UN to order all countries to immediately stop sales of refined petroleum products to North Korea , whereas Pyongyang has exceeded authorized exports under existing international sanctions.
The request is contained in a letter sent to the United Nations Committee for the Follow-up of Those Sentences, which was granted today Efe
The letter, dated July 11, is accompanied by a report prepared by the United States. According to Washington, this shows that North Korea has violated sanctions by illegally obtaining petroleum products with inter-ship transfers.
asks the UN Sanctions Committee to order "the immediate cessation of all transfers of refined petroleum products" in North Korea.
In addition, he asks you to call on all governments to: strengthen vigilance against Pyongyang's attempts to illegally seize these products.
The report prepared by the United States. it includes photographs showing North Korean tankers believed to be transferring shipments, a practice which, according to Washington, is in progress at "on a much larger scale" than was reported.
Between 1 January and 30 May, North Korean vessels entered at least 89 times at ports in the country for "probable" supply of petroleum products from illicit shipments at sea.
According to United States United, even though the tankers only carried one-third of their normal cargo, North Korea had already exceeded the quota of 500,000 barrels a year imposed by UN sanctions.
The UN Security Council has pbaded several rounds in recent years with economic and diplomatic sanctions against the Asian country, in response to its nuclear and missile tests.
Despite the recent rapprochement between the US and North Korea, Washington has continued to urge the UN on the need to maintain pressure on the Kim Jong-un regime through sanctions.
he had already applied to sanction several shipping companies which, in his opinion, facilitated the smuggling of oil and coal by sea in violation of international measures. EFE
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