12 Allies Demand North Korea Scrap Nukes, Enforce Sanctions
The joint statement was signed by the EU, the US, Canada, the UK, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Japan, Australia, New Zealand and South Korea. The signatories restated their commitment to the “complete, verifiable, and irreversible denuclearization” of North Korea.
New sanctions target workers, hackers and Russia ties
The signatories pointed to fresh measures taken in October by the EU, Australia and the US. According to the statement, the sanctions target North Korea’s “use of overseas workers, malicious cyber activities, and actors involved in unlawful DPRK (North Korea)-Russia cooperation.”
“Their actions represent their efforts to disrupt the DPRK’s ability to support its unlawful development of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and ballistic missiles, and to counter unlawful DPRK-Russia military cooperation,” it added.
Monitoring team’s findings underpin the penalties
The statement said the sanctions designations draw on detailed reports from the Multilateral Sanctions Monitoring Team (MSMT), a body that tracks and documents North Korea’s non-compliance with UN Security Council resolutions.
“The MSMT and EU reaffirm our commitment to the complete, verifiable, and irreversible denuclearization of the DPRK, calling on it to abandon its unlawful WMD and ballistic missile programs, and taking action to counter DPRK attempts to violate and evade UN sanctions.”
It added: “We continue to strongly support the implementation of all DPRK-related UN Security Council resolutions.”
The signatories also pressed all UN member states, in particular the permanent members of the Security Council, to implement those resolutions fully.
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