- Title: South Korea imposes unilateral sanctions on North Korea
- Date: 2nd December 2016
- Summary: SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA (DECEMBER 2, 2016) (REUTERS) ****WARNING CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** SOUTH KOREAN MINISTER FOR GOVERNMENT POLICY COORDINATION, LEE SUK-JOON, WALKING INTO NEWS BRIEFING ROOM JOURNALISTS SITTING LEE SPEAKING AT PODIUM (SOUNDBITE) (Korean) SOUTH KOREAN MINISTER FOR GOVERNMENT POLICY COORDINATION, LEE SUK-JOON, SAYING: "We have expanded the number of those subject to sanctions by adding to the list 35 entities and 36 individuals that are playing a critical role in developing weapons of mass destruction and contributing to the North Korean regime's efforts to secure foreign currency." JOURNALISTS TYPING NEWS BRIEFING IN PROGRESS (SOUNDBITE) (Korean) SOUTH KOREAN MINISTER FOR GOVERNMENT POLICY COORDINATION, LEE SUK-JOON, SAYING: "We will ban reentry of foreign missile and nuclear experts who are living in the country (South Korea) and are doing activities in such as a local university if their visit to North Korea is deemed as a threat to the national interest." MORE OF NEWS BRIEFING EXTERIOR OF SOUTH KOREAN GOVERNMENT COMPLEX BUILDING GOVERNMENT FLAG FLYING
- Embargoed: 17th December 2016 02:15
- Keywords: North Korea South Korea nuclear sanctions missile test Kim Jong Un
- Location: SEOUL AND INCHEON, SOUTH KOREA / PYONGYANG AND YONGBYON, NORTH KOREA
- City: SEOUL AND INCHEON, SOUTH KOREA / PYONGYANG AND YONGBYON, NORTH KOREA
- Country: North Korea
- Reuters ID: LVA0015B6WXMV
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: South Korea on Friday (December 2) blacklisted senior North Korean officials including leader Kim Jong Un's closest aides Choe Ryong Hae and Hwang Pyong So, in fresh unilateral sanctions over Pyongyang's nuclear and ballistic missile tests.
"We have expanded the number of those subject to sanctions by adding to the list 35 entities and 36 individuals that are playing a critical role in developing weapons of mass destruction and contributing to the North Korean regime's efforts to secure foreign currency," said South Korean Minister for Government Policy Coordination, Lee Suk-joon.
Hwang Pyong So, who at one point was considered North Korea's second-most powerful official outside the ruling Kim family, has already been subjected to U.S. Treasury sanctions.
Seoul also said it would ban entry by foreign missile and nuclear experts if their activities threaten South Korean national interests.
"We will ban re-entry of foreign missile and nuclear experts who are living in the country (South Korea) and are doing activities in such as a local university if their visit to North Korea is deemed as a threat to the national interest," Lee added.
Seoul's action came after the U.N. Security Council imposed new sanctions on North Korea on Wednesday (November 30) aimed at cutting Pyongyang's annual export revenue by a quarter after the isolated country's fifth and largest nuclear test in September.
North Korea has rejected the U.N. resolution as a conspiracy masterminded by the United States to deny its sovereignty. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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