Over 1200 North Koreans were granted permits to work in Mongolia in 2017, the government’s mission to the UN reported in a sanctions implementation report made public this week.

The report, dated December 26, comes in response to the passage of UNSC Resolution 2375, unanimously adopted on September 11 last year.

The resolution dictates that Member States are prohibited from granting work permits to North Korean nationals, but this provision does not apply to such authorizations for which written contracts were finalized prior to September 11.

“Mongolia has been in strict compliance with paragraph 17 of resolution 2375 (2017), regarding work