The EU has tightened sanctions on North Korea, TASS reported referring to the official EU journal.

The UN Security Council Sanctions Committee designated three vessels for oil pursuant to resolution 2321 and 237. Vessels subject to de-flagging pursuant to paragraph 12 of resolution 2321 and prohibited from port entry pursuant to paragraph 6 of resolution 2371.

According to the statement, in this regard, the EU sanctions list should be supplemented in accordance with this decision.

The EU sanctions list on North Korea. is one of the most ambitious and prohibits virtually any economic contacts with this country, with the exception of humanitarian assistance from the EU and the agricultural sector.