All North Korean workers currently employed in Russia will be returned to the DPRK by the end of the year as required by UN sanctions, the country's Minister for Labor and Social Protection Maxim Topilin told local press this week.
The comments come just over a year since the passage of UN Security Council (UNSC) Resolution 2397, which decided that member states would be required to expatriate all North Korean workers no later than 24 months from the date of its adoption.
All North Korean workers currently employed in Russia will be returned to the DPRK by the end of the year as required by UN sanctions, the country's Minister for Labor and Social Protection Maxim Topilin told local press this week.
The comments come just over a year since the passage of UN Security Council (UNSC) Resolution 2397, which decided that member states would be required to expatriate all North Korean workers no later than 24 months from the date of its adoption.
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