UN experts: North Korea flouts UN sanctions earning millions
North Korea is flouting U.N. sanctions on oil and gas, engaging in prohibited ballistic missile co-operation with Syria and Myanmar, and illegally exporting commodities that brought in nearly $200 million in just nine months last year, according to U.N. experts.
The experts said Pyongyang is still able to access the global financial system through “deceptive practices combined with critical deficiencies in the implementation of financial sanctions.”
And it continues to engage in “widespread conventional arms deals and cyber operations to steal military secrets,” the panel said.
The experts report to the U.N. Security Council, obtained Friday by The Associated Press, said North Korean diplomats “continue to play a key role in the country’s prohibited programs.”