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North Korea accuses Japan of imposing sanctions
Tokyo, June 21: North Korea today accused Japan of imposing economic sanctions, an act it would regard as a declaration of war.
Tokyo, June 21: North Korea today accused Japan of imposing economic sanctions, an act it would regard as a declaration of war.
"As a sign of Japan's loyalty to its master the US, Japan has gone into the lengths of checking the sale of commodities, talking about the 'possible use of goods for a civilian purpose for military purpose'," the official Korean
Central News Agency (KCNA) said in a statement.
"These facts suffice to prove that the 'economic sanctions' publicised by the Japanese reactionaries have reached the phase of implementation.
"The DPRK (North Korea) has already clarified its stand that it would regard any economic sanctions as a declaration of war."
KCNA complained North Korean ships had been barred from Japanese ports, and condemned calls for Japan to restrict the sale of goods to its communist neighbour.
"Recently it has barred the calls of DPRK-flagged ships at Japanese ports including cargo-passenger ship man Gyong Bong, which has plied between Wonsan and Niigata, groundlessly charging it with 'illegal remittance', 'spy mission' and 'transportation of nuclear and missile parts'," the statement said.
"Japan is making a far-fetched assertion that some of the goods it has sold to North Korea were for 'double purpose'.
Earlier this month, Japan let the 298-tonne North Korean freighter Namsan-3 return home after repairs but barred another as Tokyo tightened controls on vessels from the Stalinist state.
Bureau Report
"These facts suffice to prove that the 'economic sanctions' publicised by the Japanese reactionaries have reached the phase of implementation.
"The DPRK (North Korea) has already clarified its stand that it would regard any economic sanctions as a declaration of war."
KCNA complained North Korean ships had been barred from Japanese ports, and condemned calls for Japan to restrict the sale of goods to its communist neighbour.
"Recently it has barred the calls of DPRK-flagged ships at Japanese ports including cargo-passenger ship man Gyong Bong, which has plied between Wonsan and Niigata, groundlessly charging it with 'illegal remittance', 'spy mission' and 'transportation of nuclear and missile parts'," the statement said.
"Japan is making a far-fetched assertion that some of the goods it has sold to North Korea were for 'double purpose'.
Earlier this month, Japan let the 298-tonne North Korean freighter Namsan-3 return home after repairs but barred another as Tokyo tightened controls on vessels from the Stalinist state.
Bureau Report