US Designates 3 Individuals, 1 Turkey-Based Entity Under North Korea Sanctions - Treasury

US Designates 3 Individuals, 1 Turkey-Based Entity Under North Korea Sanctions - Treasury

The United States has designated Turkey-based SIA Falcon International Group and two people connected to the company, along with a North Korean diplomat in Mongolia under sanctions related to North Korea, the US Treasury Department said in a press release on Thursday.

WASHINGTON (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 04th October, 2018) The United States has designated Turkey-based SIA Falcon International Group and two people connected to the company, along with a North Korean diplomat in Mongolia under sanctions related to North Korea, the US Treasury Department said in a press release on Thursday.

"The US Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) today announced North Korea-related designations," the release said. "OFAC designated Turkey-based SIA Falcon International Group (SIA Falcon) ... OFAC also designated Huseyin Sahin and Erhan Culha for having acted or purported to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly SIA Falcon ... OFAC also designated Ri Song Un, the economic and commercial counselor at the North Korean embassy in Mongolia."