The joint task force hopes to disrupt illicit flows of refined petroleum that fuel Pyongyang's weapons buildup.
The U.S. and South Korea have kicked off a task force aiming to stem the flow of resources that could aid North Korea's advancing nuclear and missile programs.The bilateral Enhanced Disruption Task Force held its first meeting on Tuesday in Washington, D.C., marking the beginning of its bid to counter North Korean efforts to bypass sanctions, the U.S. State Department said in a statement.The EDTF was created amid concerns over Kim Jong Un's efforts to boost his nuclear arsenal.
North Korean tankers were estimated to have smuggled up to three times that amount between January and September 15 of last year, according to U.N. experts.Companies and persons who play a part in smuggling this resource into the reclusive country should be punished with independent sanctions, task force members agreed, per Yonhap News.EDTF will explore a variety of methods of disrupting Pyongyang's oil procurement channels.
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