Myanmar permitted a North Korean cargo vessel in distress to anchor at a port over the weekend, and conducted an inspection that found no cargo violating UN sanctions, said a government statement sent to embassies and obtained Tuesday. The Myanmar Foreign Ministry statement said authorities received a distress call Saturday from the vessel and allowed it to enter one of Myanmar’s ports on “humanitarian grounds.”
“Myanmar authorities conducted an inspection on board the North Korean cargo vessel and found no suspicious material or military equipment,” said the statement. |