Un Resolution 1718

Communication to the Committee Established Pursuant to Resolution 1718 in 2011

United States views on international law (based on the document “Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law”): On June 24, 2011, the United States sent a letter to the Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to Resolution 1718 (2006) to inform the Committee of actions taken by North Korea to evade the measures imposed in resolutions 1718 and 1874 (2009). The U.S. letter related that a U.S. Navy ship had hailed a Belize-flagged vessel, M/V Light, in May 2011 after it departed North Korea. The U.S. Navy ship acted in accordance with paragraph 12 of resolution 1874 and pursuant to the Proliferation Security Initiative based on reasonable grounds to suspect transport of proliferation-related items. When the U.S. Navy ship's officers attempted to board and inspect the ship with the authorization of Belize, the flag state, M/V Light's master claimed the vessel was a North Korean ship and refused to allow boarding and inspection. The U.S. Navy ship monitored the M/V Light and the U.S. alerted other United Nations Member States to inspect its cargo if it entered their ports. On May 29, the M/V Light changed course and returned to North Korea. Based on the suspicious circumstances of this incident, the United States encouraged the Committee to review additional ways to improve enforcement of the prohibitions on illicit shipments by Iran imposed by resolutions 1718 and 1874.

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• Sanctions
• Export Controls
• International Restrictions
• Imposition Of Sanctions
• Implementation Of Sanctions
• Modification Of Sanctions
• Nonproliferation
• North Korea