S. Korea, U.S., partners reaffirm N. Korea denuclearization goal, back sanctions enforcement

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WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korea, the United States and other like-minded partners on Wednesday reaffirmed their commitment to the denuclearization of North Korea, highlighting recent sanctions targeting Pyongyang's overseas workers, cyber activities and military cooperation with Russia.

In a joint statement issued by 11 countries and the European Union, the participants welcomed sanctions imposed by the U.S., Australia and the European Union in October to disrupt North Korea's efforts to finance its nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs.

The statement was issued by South Korea, the U.S., Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Britain and the EU.

The countries highlighted findings by the Multilateral Sanctions Monitoring Team (MSMT), which shed light on Pyongyang's military cooperation with Russia, cyber-enabled IT worker schemes and overseas labor operations.

The team was established after a U.N. expert panel, tasked with monitoring sanctions enforcement, was disbanded in April 2024 due to Russia's veto of a resolution to extend its mandate. It consists of 11 countries, including South Korea, the United States, Japan, Australia and Canada.

"The MSMT and EU reaffirm our commitment to the complete, verifiable, and irreversible denuclearization of the DPRK," the statement said, referring to the North's official name, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

The participants also urged all United Nations member states, particularly permanent members of the Security Council, to fully implement sanctions resolutions against North Korea.

Earlier in the day, the U.S. Treasury Department announced fresh sanctions against 10 individuals and one entity accused of facilitating North Korean IT worker schemes targeting American businesses and generating illicit revenue for Pyongyang's weapons programs.

North Korean people holding the flag of their country march at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang on Sept. 8, 2026, the eve of the 78th anniversary of the North's national founding, in this photo released by the North's official Korean Central News Agency the next day. (For Use Only in the Republic of Korea. No Redistribution) (Yonhap)

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华盛顿，10 月 28 日（韩联社）——韩国、美国和其他志同道合的伙伴周三重申了对朝鲜无核化的承诺，并强调了最近针对平壤海外劳工、网络活动以及与俄罗斯的军事合作的制裁。

11个国家和欧盟发表联合声明，对美国、澳大利亚和欧盟10月份实施的制裁表示欢迎，这些制裁旨在破坏朝鲜为其核武器和弹道导弹计划筹集资金的努力。

该声明由韩国、美国、澳大利亚、加拿大、法国、德国、意大利、日本、荷兰、新西兰、英国和欧盟联合发布。

这些国家重点介绍了多边制裁监督小组（MSMT）的调查结果，这些结果揭示了平壤与俄罗斯的军事合作、网络化IT工作者计划和海外劳工行动。

该小组是在联合国负责监督制裁执行情况的专家小组于2024年4月因俄罗斯否决延长其任务期限的决议而解散后成立的。该小组由11个国家组成，包括韩国、美国、日本、澳大利亚和加拿大。

声明称：“欧盟军事贸易和管理委员会重申我们对朝鲜民主主义人民共和国（朝鲜的正式名称）完全、可核查和不可逆转的无核化的承诺。”

与会者还敦促所有联合国成员国，特别是安全理事会常任理事国，全面执行对朝鲜的制裁决议。

当天早些时候，美国财政部宣布对 10 名个人和 1 个实体实施新的制裁，指控他们协助朝鲜 IT 工作人员实施针对美国企业的计划，并为平壤的武器计划创造非法收入。

2026年9月8日，朝鲜民众手持国旗在平壤金日成广场游行，当天是朝鲜建国78周年纪念日前夕。这张照片由朝鲜官方通讯社朝中社于次日发布。（仅限韩国境内使用，禁止转载）（韩联社）

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