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In flagrant violation of the Council’s decisions related to its nuclear program, a UN report received by the UN Security Council warned of the possibility that in 2020 Iran and North Korea may have resumed their cooperation in missile development. long range.
In detail, United Nations experts tasked with monitoring the sanctions imposed on North Korea revealed in their annual report, which was seen by AFP, on Monday, that a nuclear cooperation between Tehran and North Korea had taken place that included long-range missile development projects. , the most recent of which was in 2020.
That same year, North Korea prepared to test and produce new ballistic missile warheads and develop tactical nuclear weapons, the report added.
Last year, Pyongyang also produced fissile materials, maintained its nuclear facilities, and developed its ballistic missile infrastructure.
According to experts, North Korea has continued to seek equipment and technology for these programs abroad, acquiring boats, selling fishing rights and continuing to export coal in violation of sanctions as well.
North Korea displays its weapons during a military parade in the capital last January
Iran denies
According to the report, the experts sent questions to Iran about this information, to which the latter responded in writing on December 21, 2020, considering that the information in the report is incorrect and consists of fabricated data that may have been used in the investigations. . and analysis performed by the team, according to your opinion.
However, the Panel of Experts did not express any doubt about North Korea’s activities related to the development of the nuclear arsenal and ballistic missiles, and said that during the reporting period North Korea maintained and developed its nuclear missile programs and ballistic, in violation of the UN Security Council. Resolutions.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at a party meeting on February 8
Oil and coal too
The information also indicated that North Korea’s closure of its borders due to the Covid-19 pandemic has led to a reduction in its coal exports, as shipments have apparently been largely suspended since late July 2020, thus which also indicates that the sanction The country has continued the illegal importation of Repeater oil, through direct delivery and ship-to-ship transfers using a complex trick.
They added that, according to photos, data and accounts received from one of the member states that cover the period from January 1 to September 30, the volume of these illegal shipments in 2020 exceeded several times the maximum annual allowable annual limit of half a million barrels. .
It should be noted that the annual report of the Security Council’s North Korean Sanctions Committee was released just weeks after US President Joe Biden took office.
A representative of the US State Department said Monday that the administration is planning a new approach to dealing with North Korea that includes a full review with the allies “of ongoing lobbying options and possibilities for future diplomatic efforts.” , said.
