The U.S., South Korea, Japan and eight Western nations have launched a new mechanism to monitor North Korea sanctions violations following the dissolution of the U.N. Panel of Experts after Russia’s veto earlier this year.

U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell, First Vice Foreign Minister Kim Hong-kyun and Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Masataka Okano announced the launch of the Multilateral Sanctions Monitoring Team (MSTM) in Seoul on Wednesday.

The new body will “monitor and report violations and evasions of the sanction measures” by North Korea, a statement released by the ROK foreign ministry said.

The goal is to “assist