North Korea has rebuked the US over its seizure of a ship allegedly used to evade international sanctions, as tensions simmer over Pyongyang’s missile testing earlier this month.
North Korea’s foreign ministry on Tuesday demanded the US return the Wise Honest, a 17,000-tonne cargo ship, which is being held on suspicion it was used to illicitly export coal and import heavy machinery.
The statement, issued via North Korean state media, appeared to be the first time Pyongyang had spoken publicly about the vessel, which was intercepted and detained by Indonesian authorities in April 2018 and later seized by the US.
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