The 67-page report to the UN Security Council North Korea sanctions committee, which is due to be made public next month, comes as the United States tries to revive stalled denuclearization talks with North Korea. Ship-to-ship transfersThe sanctions monitors said that in a fresh bid to evade sanctions, North Korea had started to export millions of tonnes of commodities — banned since 2017 — using barges. The report said that in a bid to evade sanctions, North Korea had started to export millions of tonnes of commodities banned since 2017. The sanctions monitors reported that North Korea continued to illicitly import refined petroleum through ship-to-ship transfers at sea and direct deliveries. The sanctions monitors also concluded that North Korea continued to carry out cyber attacks against financial institutions and cryptocurrency exchanges globally.

Source: CBC News February 10, 2020 20:03 UTC