U.S. State department declines request for inter-Korean economic projects to be exempt from sanctions
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The U.S. State Department has declined a request from South Korean businesses asking that their ventures with North Korea at the Gaesong industrial complex be exempt from international sanctions.
Voice of America reported Saturday that in declining the request, the State Department said every UN member should take seriously their responsibility to help end North Korea's illegal weapons programs.
The committee representing companies that had businesses at Gaesong had said the livelihoods of more that 200 thousand Koreans are at stake.
They said they planned to send another letter to President Trump today... via the U.S. embassy in Seoul.
The U.S. State Department has declined a request from South Korean businesses asking that their ventures with North Korea at the Gaesong industrial complex be exempt from international sanctions.
Voice of America reported Saturday that in declining the request, the State Department said every UN member should take seriously their responsibility to help end North Korea's illegal weapons programs.
The committee representing companies that had businesses at Gaesong had said the livelihoods of more that 200 thousand Koreans are at stake.
They said they planned to send another letter to President Trump today... via the U.S. embassy in Seoul.