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October 15, 2024
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Italian navy ship monitors North Korea sanctions evasion for first time

Deployment to waters around Japan adds to nations participating in surveillance operations in support of UN sanctions

An Italian naval ship recently carried out monitoring and surveillance operations around Japan for the first time in a bid to curb North Korea's illicit maritime activities, according to Tokyo’s defense ministry. 

The Raimondo Montecuccoli, a multi-purpose combat vessel, participated in the efforts to identify violations of U.N. Security Council resolutions from late August to early September, focusing on ship-to-ship transfers involving North Korea-flagged vessels.

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