Ottawa [Canada], April 7: Canada will send a CP-140 Aurora maritime patrol aircraft to Japan to observe the implementation of UN Security Council sanctions on North Korea.
Reuters news agency on April 4 reported that Canada said it would send a military aircraft to Japan to assist in the enforcement of United Nations Security Council sanctions against North Korea .
The deployment of the Royal Canadian Air Force's CP-140 Aurora maritime patrol aircraft was announced by Canadian Defense Minister Anita Anand.
For approximately 6 weeks, the CP-140 Aurora will observe sea activities suspected of violating sanctions namely the transfer of fuel and other cargo prohibited by the Security Council from this vessel. to another vessel, according to the Canadian government.
North Korea has been sanctioned by the United Nations Security Council since 2006 over its nuclear and ballistic missile programs.
Late last month, North Korea tested a nuclear-capable underwater attack drone, while leader Kim Jong-un warned that the United States and South Korea should halt joint military exercises in the semi-autonomous region. Korean island.
China and Russia also criticized the joint military exercises between the US and South Korea. Meanwhile, the US accuses Russia and China of protecting North Korea against the possibility of further sanctions.
The United Nations Security Council has been divided over the past few years on dealing with Pyongyang. Russia and China argue that further sanctions will not help, and want to relax sanctions.
In a separate development, Deputy State Department spokesman Vedant Patel said that China and any other country with ties to North Korea should encourage Pyongyang to stop provocative actions, amid reports that Pyongyang has nuclear test.
Patel said the United States would continue to apply UN Security Council sanctions on North Korea to avoid further escalation, according to Yonhap.
Source: ThanhNien Newspaper
