SEOUL, March 14 (Yonhap) -- China's supply of refined petroleum to North Korea slightly increased in the January-November period of last year from the previous year, according to the United Nations' website Friday.
China reported to the U.N. that it exported 280,928 barrels of refined petroleum to the North in the first 11 months of last year, surpassing its total supply of 256,861 barrels reported in 2023, according to the U.N. Security Council's website.
Russia reported supplying 15,000 barrels to North Korea in January last year but has since filed no further reports as required by the UNSC.
The total for 2024 was well below the annual 500,000-barrel export limit imposed by the UNSC in 2017 as part of sanctions following North Korea's launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile earlier that year.
U.N. member countries are required to provide the UNSC with regular reports on their exports of refined petroleum products to North Korea.
The actual total supply for 2024, however, may be much higher than reported to the UNSC, as the figures reflect only what the two countries reported, and Russia stopped its reports after January.
This undated photo shows fuel tankers. (Yonhap)
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