In its first report to the UN Security Council (UNSC) committee  on North Korean sanctions, Mozambique this month denied alleged violations and defended ongoing medical field cooperation.

The implementation report, officially dated May 1 but which only became available on the committee’s website in recent days, is the first from the southern African nation after years of missed deadlines under its obligations as a UN member state.

It comes as the country has been accused in past UN Panel of Experts (PoE) reports of engaging in military and other types of cooperation with North Korean individuals and entities in