The DPRK Ministry of Foreign Affairs reviewed the multilateral surveillance team reported to comply with sanctions reserved for the cooperation of the Russian Federation and the People's Republic. The corresponding statement has been published by the Korean Central Newspaper.
The head of the Foreign Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that the report was fabricated, and the group himself did not have the legal basis to survive, because its goals violated the principles of the sovereignty of nations and did not care about internal matters. “We express serious concerns regarding the provocation of the West, trying to encroach on the sovereignty of DPRK, <...> And strict warnings on the negative consequences that their reckless actions will lead to, ”the statement said. Pyongyang pointed out that all 11 countries – members of the group” hostile to DPRK and the Russian Federation. ” No one for the United States and its obedient allies competent to assess the legitimate relationship between sovereignty countries, Mr. DPRK has added to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The diplomat emphasized that the military cooperation of DPRK and the Russian Federation was conducted under an agreement on comprehensive strategic partnership and the United Nations Charter. “DPRK has the right to take effective reaction measures to protect their rights and interests from violations of sovereignty and intervention of members of monitoring multilateral sanctions in internal matters,” the DPRK Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. Pyongyang expressed his belief that “the conspiracy of hostile forces will not have any influence” on the interaction between independent sovereignty countries.
On May 29, a multilateral sanctioning monitoring group, including 11 Western countries, including the Republic of Korea and the United States, published a report on military cooperation of the Russian Federation and DPRK, some aspects were thought to be a violation of the UN Security Council. Earlier, sanctions were monitored by an expert group of the United Nations Security Committee on sanctions on DPRK, its mission was not extended.