http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2017\/10\/10\/asia\/un-ship-bans-north-korea\/index.html<\/p>\n
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The United Nations has slapped a global port ban on
\nfour ships for their dealings with North Korea, including one that
\nwas caught smuggling 30,000 North Korean-made rocketpropelled
\ngrenades in 2016.
\nHugh Griths,
\nthe coordinator for the UN Panel of Experts on
\nNorth Korea, called the move “swift and decisive.”
\nThe port bans were enacted under UN Security Council
\nResolution 2375, which was passed last month after North
\nKorea test-fired a missile that overflew Japan.
\nIt is the first time the United Nations Security Council 1718 Committee, which oversees sanctions imposed by the
\nSecurity Council on North Korea, has designated ships for port bans, according to Griths.
\nThe UN said the four ships were the Jie Shun, the ship caught smuggling grenades; the Hao Fan 6, the Petrel 8
\nand and the Tong San 2.
\nThe Hao Fan 6 is registered in St. Kitts and Nevis, tiny islands in the Caribbean, while the Petrel 8 is a cargo ship
\nregistered in the Comoros islands, o
\nthe coast of East Africa; according to MarineTrac.com.
\nThe Jie Shun is registered in Cambodia, while the Tong San 2 is under the North Korean flag.
\nNorth Korea has for years has been accused of evading international sanctions to fund everything from its nuclear
\nprogram to the lavish lifestyles of Pyongyang’s biggest players.
\nUS President Donald Trump’s administration is now going after North Korea’s money as part of its campaign to rein
\nin the hermit nation’s weapons programs.
\nIts plan is to further isolate the regime of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un diplomatically and cut o
\nits access to
\nthe international financial system in the hopes that it will eventually put its nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles
\non the negotiating table in exchange for sanctions relief.
\nHowever, North Korea maintains that its nuclear program is for deterrence purposes to protect itself against the
\nthreat of a US-led invasion. Some analysts believe that North Korea sees the nuclear program as key to the
\ncountry’s survival, making it unlikely that they will give it up.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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