The United Nations Panel of Experts (PoE) agreed on a draft of its annual report on North Korea sanctions issues in the early hours of Saturday morning, an informed source told NK News, despite significant challenges in agreeing to the text.

The eight member Panel, which was mandated to file the draft by February 7, had faced growing challenges in agreeing to contents in the days preceding, NK News understood from multiple other sources.

However, after an extended session on Friday, the Panel members were able to overcome key differences and file the draft without significant alteration from the intended