The report said Pyongyang ‘continued to seek material and technology for these programmes overseas’
This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy.North Korea continued developing its nuclear and ballistic missile programs during the first half of 2021 in violation of international sanctions and despite the country’s worsening economic situation, according to an excerpt of a confidential United Nations report seen by Reuters on Friday.
The isolated Asian nation imposed a strict lockdown last year amid the coronavirus pandemic that has slashed its trade and aid access, hurting an economy already burdened by international sanctions. “With trade all but stopped by the blockade, and last year’s harvest badly affected by floods, the current prospects of the wider DPRK population are poor,” they said.
Pyongyang also continued to access international financial institutions and North Korean workers continued to earn money overseas for use in state programmes, said the U.N. sanctions monitors, adding: “Officials overseas continued to feel pressure to develop revenue streams.”
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