Vietnam requests updates to UN Security Council resolution listings



News Vietnam requests updates to UN Security Council resolution listings Changes requested as sanctioned entity does not have branch in Vietnam and DPRK nationals have left Hamish Macdonald July 28, 2016 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Gorgeous French Architecture - Michael Coghlan - CC BY-SA 2.0 Vietnam has requested amendments to designation information on two DPRK nationals who were residing in the country and who were listed within UN Resolution 2270 for their connections to a sanctioned entity, the country’s implementation report shows. The report, submitted on June 24, says North Korean nationals Kim Jung Jong and Choe Song Il were not representatives of the “Tanchon Commercial Bank in Viet nam”, which was sanction by the UN in 2009. “Viet Nam has not found any evidence ascertaining that these individuals are ‘Tanchon Commercial Bank Representatives in Viet Nam’ as mentioned in the description (of the resolution),” the report reads. “Viet © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update & Podcast Updates Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by Trending

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Vietnam requests updates to UN Security Council resolution listings

Changes requested as sanctioned entity does not have branch in Vietnam and DPRK nationals have left

Hamish Macdonald July 28, 2016

Vietnam requests updates to UN Security Council resolution listings

Gorgeous French Architecture - Michael Coghlan - CC BY-SA 2.0

Vietnam has requested amendments to designation information on two DPRK nationals who were residing in the country and who were listed within UN Resolution 2270 for their connections to a sanctioned entity, the country’s implementation report shows.

The report, submitted on June 24, says North Korean nationals Kim Jung Jong and Choe Song Il were not representatives of the “Tanchon Commercial Bank in Viet nam”, which was sanction by the UN in 2009.

“Viet Nam has not found any evidence ascertaining that these individuals are ‘Tanchon Commercial Bank Representatives in Viet Nam’ as mentioned in the description (of the resolution),” the report reads.

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Vietnam requests updates to UN Security Council resolution listings

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