US includes 2 Russian firms in secondary sanctions list

WASHINGTON, Nov 19 (PRIME) -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury has included two Russia-based companies into the list of secondary sanction related to North Korea, the authority said in a statement on Thursday.

“Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury imposed sanctions on two entities involved in the exportation of forced labor from North Korea. These actions were taken pursuant… (the documents, which require) sanctions on persons who have knowingly engaged in, facilitated, or been responsible for the export of North Korean workers in a manner that generates significant revenue for the North Korean regime,” the statement read.

“Today’s action targets two entities, Mokran LLC, a Russian construction company, and Korea Cholsan General Trading Corporation, a North Korean company operating in Russia.”

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