US, Japan and South Korea calls on the UN to repatriate North Korea’s overseas workers, whom they accused of helping Pyongyang sustain its nuclear weapons programme
Three allied countries accuse North Koreans working abroad of evading sanctions that allow them to bankroll Pyongyang's unlawful weapons programme and being involved in"malicious" cyber activities.
Washington, Tokyo and Seoul have urged UN member states to repatriate North Koreans working overseas, claiming they continue to evade sanctions abroad to finance Pyongyang's unlawful weapons programme. The nuclear-armed country has long made a fortune from the army of citizens it sends abroad to work, mostly in neighbouring China and Russia, but also in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
But on Friday, Washington, Tokyo and Seoul said North Korea's overseas workers were continuing to help fund Pyongyang's increasingly aggressive provocations, following a trilateral meeting in the South Korean capital.The three states also expressed deep concern over North Korea's "malicious" cyber activities to support its weapons programmes, in comments released in the joint statement.
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