Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that new sanctions will be imposed against institutions and individuals it believes are involved in North Korea’s nuclear and missile programs and other activities prohibited by UN Security Council resolutions. RIA News.
Four organizations and four individuals were included in the sanctions list, including the Moscow-based company Intellekt LCC; the remaining companies are located in Slovakia, China and North Korea. The list also included a Russian citizen of Azerbaijan with Slovak citizenship, as well as citizens of Russia, China and North Korea living in Belarus.
Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa said that in response to the satellite launch, Japan imposed new sanctions on North Korea, as well as the United States, South Korea and Australia.
November 22 Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) published photos From the launch of the Mulligen-1 reconnaissance satellite. Later in North Korea statedHe said the North Korean satellite was able to take pictures of the White House and the Pentagon.
Pentagon acceptedNorth Korea launched its satellite into orbit.
On November 29, the United States to introduce Additional sanctions on Iran and North Korea.
Previously in Japan reputedNorth Korea has made progress in missile technology.