UN BAN: South Korea seizes oil vessel on its way to North Korea

The ban on oil imports into North Korea slammed by the United Nations is being imposed by its neighbours South Korea after a Hong Kong-flagged vessel was seized.

Reports say authorities in South Korea seized the Hong Kong-flagged vessel after it secretly transferred petroleum to a North Korean vessel in international waters.

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UN member countries are banned from making ship-to-ship transfers of prohibited goods for North Korea, according to the UN Security Council (UNSC) Resolution 2375 adopted in September.

About a week ago, a ban on nearly 90 percent of refined petroleum exports to North Korea was imposed by the United Nations- a decision imposed on Pyongyang to stop it from furthering its nuclear programme.

The sanction seeks to cap petroleum exports to North Korea at 500,000 barrels a year and also demanded the repatriation of North Koreans working abroad within 12 months.

 

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