US Claims Of Russia's Violation Of UNSC Resolutions On N. Korea Groundless - Ambassador

US Claims of Russia's Violation of UNSC Resolutions on N. Korea Groundless - Ambassador

The US claims that Russia is "cheating" on the UN Security Council (UNSC) resolution on North Korea are totally groundless, Russia strictly complies with its obligations, Russian Ambassador to North Korea Alexander Matsegora told Sputnik.

TOKYO (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 19th September, 2018) The US claims that Russia is "cheating" on the UN Security Council (UNSC) resolution on North Korea are totally groundless, Russia strictly complies with its obligations, Russian Ambassador to North Korea Alexander Matsegora told Sputnik.

On Monday, US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley accused Russia of "consistent" violations of the UN Security Council resolution on sanctions against Pyongyang which involve restrictions on supplies of fuel to North Korea and hiring North Korean workers.

"These accusations are unfair. They are not based on facts, but on speculations and assumptions that are groundless. Russia scrupulously, very responsibly and consistently fulfills the requirements of the resolutions of the UN Security Council," Matsegora said.

The diplomat noted that this was the reason why bilateral trade between Russia and North Korea fell by more than 70 percent since the beginning of the year.

"Almost 20,000 [North] Korean workers have left Russia. And they continue to leave. By the end of the year we will not only 'fulfill,' but 'outperform' the requirements provided for in the UNSC resolution, the number of North Korean citizens working in our country will be halved," Matsegora said.