Putin signs decree banning arms sales to N Korea

Moscow, May 30 (UNI) Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree imposing restrictions in relation to North Korea, in accordance with the UN Security Council resolution, following nuclear tests by Pyongyang, last October.

The decree bans Russian state and government agencies, industrial, commercial, financial and transport companies, and enterprises, firms and banks from exporting or transiting military hardware, equipment, materials, or knowledge which could be used in North Korea's nuclear or non-nuclear weapons programmes, the Kremlin press service reported.

It also prohibits any financial operations with legal entities or individuals who have been identified by the UN as being directly or indirectly involved in North Korea's nuclear arms programmes.

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