Taiwan shipping company announces sanctions for oil to North Korea at “Setori” August 31 10:17
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The US government has announced that Taiwanese shipping companies will impose sanctions for smuggling large quantities of oil to North Korea using the “Setori” method of transferring cargo offshore.
The US Treasury announced on 30th that it will violate the UN sanctions resolution against North Korea and will impose its own sanctions on the three shipping companies in Taiwan and Hong Kong and their representatives, such as freezing assets. Did.
This shipping company, etc., smuggled oil to North Korea with the “Setori” method of transferring cargo from ship to ship offshore, among which representatives of Taiwanese companies moved to the Philippines from April to May last year. After carrying the lie, it was said that about 1.7 million liters of petroleum products and 8,500 drums were delivered to a North Korean ship on the high seas.
The ship used for smuggling was said to have “settled” with another North Korean ship in June last year.
While the US-North Korea denuclearization talks are not progressing, North Korea talked to foreign minister Lee Yongho last week, saying `` It would be a miscalculation if the United States confronted with sanctions without throwing away the confrontation posture '' Reveals rebound.
However, the U.S. Treasury emphasizes that “sanctions will continue to be imposed on those who are involved in illegal settlements”, and if North Korea does not respond to denuclearization, it will take an attitude of increasing pressure from sanctions. I showed it again.