SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) — Kim Chaek University of Technology, a number one technology-focused establishment in North Korea, was reported Thursday to have engaged in academic exchanges with China and Russia, in what might represent a violation of worldwide sanctions.
Kim Chaek University of Technology hosted a global academic convention from Tuesday to Wednesday in Pyongyang on the theme of advancing science, know-how and strategic sources, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) stated.
The occasion was attended by heads of university science analysis institutes from China, Russia and different international locations, together with a vice chairman of Russia’s Kazan Federal University, who delivered a congratulatory tackle, in response to the KCNA.
In January, Kazan Federal University signed an settlement with the North Korean university to advertise academic exchanges in the fields of schooling, science and know-how.
This week’s occasion included separate dialogue classes on environmental science, materials engineering and different fields, the KCNA stated.
U.N. Security Council Resolution 2321, adopted in 2016 in response to North Korea’s nuclear take a look at that yr, prohibits partaking in science or know-how cooperation with North Korea, besides in the medical area, because of issues that it might contribute to the nation’s nuclear and missile packages.
Engaging in any science or know-how cooperation with Kim Chaek University of Technology might threat violating the decision.
This picture, printed in November by North Korea’s month-to-month photograph journal Joseon, reveals a science lab at a North Korean university. (For Use Only in the Republic of Korea. No Redistribution) (Yonhap)
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