The panel stressed the link between North Korea’s nuclear program and its illegal exports, especially of coal. The panel said that North Korea also continues to violate UN resolutions through its illicit import of refined petroleum products through ship-to-ship transfers and direct deliveries by foreign-flagged vessels. These vessels sail directly into Nampo, the main North Korean port for petroleum deliveries, it said. They said that Russia reported exporting 30,886 tonnes of refined petroleum products to North Korea during the first 11 months of last year and China reported exporting 22,739 tonnes during the year. The panel said it calculated that the total of Russian and Chinese export amounts would equal 408,576 barrels of refined petroleum products — below the annual limit.

Source: Taipei Times February 15, 2020 15:56 UTC