North Korea calls for end to US sanctions on back of Pyongyang’s ‘good faith’
Seoul — North Korean state media on Monday urged the US to drop sanctions, as South Korea said it was investigating nine cases of coal shipments that potentially violated UN resolutions. Pyongyang had demonstrated good faith by ending nuclear weapons testing and returning the remains of US troops killed in the 1950-53 Korean War, and the resolutions had lost a reason to exist, said the Rodong Sinmun, a mouthpiece of the ruling Workers’ Party. The statements came days after a confidential UN report concluded that North Korea had not halted nuclear and missile programmes, in breach of UN resolutions, and continued illegal trade in oil, coal and other commodities. South Korea is examining nine cases in which coal from North Korea disguised as Russian products was possibly brought in, Seoul’s foreign ministry and customs officials said. They declined to detail the number of ships or identify the companies involved, saying the investigation was in the final phase following raids and fore...
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