North Korea's state-run Korean Central News Agency reported on the 20th that Park Jong-cheon, secretary of the Workers' Party,
It was reported on the 18th that Kim Yo-jong, deputy director of the Workers' Party, had received the gift. Deputy Minister Kim Yo-jong said, ``This gift proves the special friendship between the leaders of North Korea and Russia, and is
It would make a great gift,'' he said. Last year, President Putin introduced the Russian-made luxury passenger car ``Aurus'' to State Councilor Kim during his visit to Russia.
It has not been confirmed whether this was done. Aurus is Russia's first luxury car brand and is known as ``Russian Rolls-Royce.'' According to foreign media, the Aurus is armored and weighs up to 7 tons.
The car can withstand bombs and chemical weapons attacks, and is safe enough for its occupants to survive even if the car falls into water. The company reportedly spent 12.4 billion rubles (approximately 20.1 billion yen) on the design and production of the car.
President Putin's gift of a car is likely a violation of United Nations Security Council sanctions against North Korea. These items are considered to fall under the category of luxury goods prohibited from being transferred to North Korea.
Of course, the direct or indirect supply, sale, or transfer of transportation means to North Korea is also prohibited by the Security Council's North Korea Sanctions Resolution No. 2397, adopted in December 2017.
2024/02/20 09:28 KST
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