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China to G7, EU: we ‘strictly’ implement UN sanctions on North Korea
- China was on Monday reacting to a letter from the G7, EU and others that urged Beijing to stop Pyongyang from evading the measures by using Chinese waters
- ‘China has always been strictly implementing #UNSC resolutions and … fulfilling international obligations,’ China’s UN mission spokesperson said on Twitter
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China asserted on Monday that it “strictly” implements UN sanctions on North Korea, reacting to a letter from the Group of Seven (G7), European Union (EU) and others that urged Beijing to stop Pyongyang from evading the measures by using Chinese waters.
The letter sent on Friday expressed concern about “the continuing presence of multiple oil tankers … that use your territorial waters in Sansha Bay as refuge to facilitate their trade of sanctioned petroleum products” to North Korea.
It was signed by G7 members – the United States, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and Britain – plus Australia, New Zealand, South Korea and the EU, and came ahead of a visit to North Korea this week by a high-level Chinese delegation.
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“China has always been strictly implementing #UNSC resolutions and seriously fulfilling international obligations,” China’s United Nations mission spokesperson posted on Twitter in response to a Reuters report on the letter to China’s UN envoy Zhang Jun.
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“China urges relevant parties to fully implement UNSC resolutions on the DPRK, especially provisions related to resuming dialogue, strengthening diplomatic efforts, and promoting political settlement,” the spokesperson said.
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