{"id":25507,"date":"2013-12-19T17:23:16","date_gmt":"2013-12-19T08:23:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/en.dailynk.com\/en\/?p=25507"},"modified":"2020-01-17T08:52:34","modified_gmt":"2020-01-16T23:52:34","slug":"nk-weapons-suppliers-added-to-sanc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/nk-weapons-suppliers-added-to-sanc\/","title":{"rendered":"NK Weapons Suppliers Added to Sanctions List"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>A military officer and three enterprises based out of Myanmar have been added to the Specially Designated National List (SDN) for engaging in weapons trade with North Korea.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"line-height: 23px;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div>The list of sanctioned individuals and companies is compiled by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) under the United States Department of the Treasury, and does not target specific governments.<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"line-height: 23px;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div>It is believed that representatives from Excellence Mineral Manufacturing Co., Ltd and Soe Min Htaeik Co. recently met with North Korean authorities to facilitate the import of military supplies for use in North Korea\u2019s state-run weapons program.<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"line-height: 23px;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div>A third company, Asia Metal Company Limited, is thought to have constructed factory facilities for use by the Myanmar Directorate of Defense Industries (DDI). &nbsp;It is estimated that around thirty North Korean nationals are currently employed on the site.<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"line-height: 23px;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div>Lt. Col. Kyaw Nyunt Oo of the DDI was the only individual added to the list.<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"line-height: 23px;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div>Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence David S. Cohen announced on the 17th that, \u201cThe revenues from these continuing military sales directly support North Korea\u2019s illicit activities. 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