They also inspected cargo from two North Korea shipments intercepted by unidentified countries en route to Syria. Myanmar UN ambassador Hau Do Suan said the Myanmar government “has no ongoing arms relationship, whatsoever, with North Korea” and is abiding by the UN Security Council resolutions. Banned exports, importsUnder a 2016 resolution, the UN Security Council capped coal exports and required countries to report any imports of North Korean coal to the council sanctions committee. It then banned all exports of coal by North Korea on Aug. 5. The report said several multinational oil companies, which were not named, were also being investigated for roles in the supply chain of petroleum products transferred to North Korea.

Source: Hindustan Times February 03, 2018 03:33 UTC