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Thu, June 8, 2023 | 15:05
Seoul suspends Rajin-Khasan logistics project
北 'WMD' 관련 단체 30개·개인 40명 금융제재…김영철 포함
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Go't blacklists 40 individuals, 30 entities

By Yi Whan-woo

The government said Tuesday that it has decided to pull out of a joint logistics project involving the two Koreas and Russia and has notified Moscow of the decision.

The move is part of South Korea's independent sanctions in addition to the latest U.N. Security Council resolution against North Korea.

The government said the suspension of the Rajin-Khasan project is part of a set of punitive measures in response to Pyongyang's nuclear test conducted, Jan. 6, and long-range rocket launch, Feb. 7.

The measures include a ban on the entry of foreign ships if they have visited North Korea six months before making a port call here.

The three-way logistics project was aimed at securing a sales route for Siberian coal through a railroad between Russia's border town of Khasan and North Korea's ice-free port of Rajin, from where vessels carried it to South Korean companies.

Involving Chinese-flagged ships, a total of three trial runs took place from 2014 to 2015.

"We've notified Russia of our action concerning the joint project through diplomatic channels," said a government source on condition of anonymity.

It added that Russia regarded South Korea's move as "regrettable."

Moscow threatened to use its veto power at the UNSC unless international sales of Siberian coal through Rajin could continue before joining hands to approve UNSC Resolution 2270 on Pyongyang, last Wednesday.

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The resolution bolsters a ban on international trade with the isolated state.

Lee Suk-joon, who leads the Prime Minister Office's secretariat, said Seoul's unilateral sanctions are expected to play a key role in implementing the U.N. measures.

"The government will thoroughly carry out UNSC Resolution 2270 to spearhead international efforts," he said during a joint press conference involving related ministries at the government complex in downtown Seoul. "We've come up with our own measures accordingly to pressure North Korea."

The government blacklisted 40 individuals and 30 entities in its efforts to cut off cash flows to North Korea for the development of weapons of mass destructions (WMDs).

Two of the 40 individuals are from Singapore and Taiwan while the rest are North Koreans.

Six of the 30 entities are in Egypt, Singapore, Myanmar, Thailand, the British Virgin Islands and Taiwan.

One of the targeted North Korean officials is Kim Yong-chul, who has masterminded intelligence operations against South Korea for years. He is also subject to sanctions adopted by the United States, the European Union, Japan and Australia but was excluded from 16 individuals and 12 entities blacklisted under UNSC Resolution 2270.

Theoretically, the blacklisted individuals will be banned from travelling to other countries while the targeted entities will be barred from engaging in overseas trade.

Under the ban on maritime shipping, vessels originating from the repressive state but caught flying the flags of other countries will be prohibited from entering South Korea.

Seoul said it will also closely monitor and prevent goods from North Korea being imported to South Korea via other nations while ensuring South Korean goods will not be exported to the military state regardless of the circumstances.

It also said that it will urge South Koreans to refraining from eating at North Korean restaurants when they travel abroad.

The restaurants are suspected of being operated by Office 39, a secretive branch of the repressive regime. It directly reports to North Korea leader Kim Jong-un concerning the use of money for the development of WMDs.


北 'WMD' 관련 단체 30개·개인 40명 금융제재…김영철 포함

'독자적 대북제재 조치' 발표…금융제재·해운통제·수출입통제
금융제재대상 중 北단체 24개·제3국 6개…北개인 38명·제3국 2명
北기항 선박 입항금지…나진-하산 프로젝트 사실상 중단
정부, 해외 북한식당 등 北영리시설 이용 자제 당부

정부가 북한의 대량살상무기(WMD) 개발에 관여한 단체 30개와 개인 40명에 대해 금융제재를 취하기로 했다. 특히 이번 제재대상에는 대남 도발의 배후로 지목돼온 김영철 노동당 대남담당 비서가 포함됐다.

정부는 또 북한에 기항했던 제3국 선박의 국내 입항을 금지하는 등 해운제재도 대폭 강화하기로 했다.

이석준 국무조정실장은 8일 오후 서울청사에서 북한 관련 금융제재 대상을 대폭 확대하는 내용을 담은 우리 정부의 독자적 대북제재 조치를 발표했다.

이번 조치는 북한 단체와 개인에 대한 금융제재를 핵심으로 하고 있다.

먼저 금융제재 대상 단체는 30개로 이 가운데 북한 단체는 24개, 제3국 단체는 6개가 포함됐다. 17개 단체는 미국·일본·호주·유럽연합(EU) 등이 이미 제재대상으로 지정한 단체이고, 13개 단체는 우리 정부가 단독으로 지정한 제재 대상이다.

주요 단체는 해외자금조달 담당 금융기관인 일심국제은행, 대량살상무기의 물품 조달 등을 맡는 대외기술무역센터, 선봉기술총회사 등이다.

금융제재 대상 개인은 40명으로 북한 사람이 38명, 제3국 출신이 2명이다. 이들 가운데 23명은 우리 정부가 단독으로 제재대상으로 선정한 인물이다.

무엇보다 이번 제재대상에 노동당 대남 비서와 통일전선부장을 맡은 김영철 전 정찰총국장이 포함됐다는 사실이 주목할 부분이다.

김영철은 천안함 폭침과 연평도 포격 도발, 비무장지대(DMZ) 지뢰 도발의 배후로 알려진 인물이다.

이 국무조정실장은 김영철을 제재대상에 포함한 배경에 대해 '대량살상무기 개발과 관련된 사람으로, 다른 주요국의 제재리스트에도 들어가 있다'며 '지금은 핵과 미사일을 개발하고 있는 북한에 대해 압박과 제재를 강화하는 게 중요한 시점'이라고 설명했다.

김영철 외에도 박도춘 전 노동당 군수담당 비서, 주규창 전 군수공업부장 등 전·현직 장관급 이상 인물과 실무적으로 핵실험을 주도한 홍승무·홍영칠 군수공업부 부부장, 장거리 미사일 발사를 주도한 김낙겸 전략군사령관 등 대량살상무기 개발에 관여한 인물들이 포함됐다.

다만, 관심이 모아졌던 김정은 국방위원회 제1 위원장의 여동생 김여정과 북한 정권의 실질적인 2인자 황병서 인민군 총정치국장은 제재 대상에 포함되지 않았다.

정부는 앞으로 이들 단체나 개인과 우리 국민 간의 외환거래와 금융거래를 금지하고 이들의 국내자산을 동결할 계획이다.

특히 이들 제재대상 단체나 개인과 금융거래를 하면 3년 이하의 징역 또는 3억원 미만의 벌금에 처해진다고 정부는 설명했다.

정부는 또 북한과 관련한 해운통제를 강화하기로 했다.

이를 위해 외국 선박이 북한에 기항한 뒤 180일 이내에 국내에 입항하는 것을 전면 불허하는 한편, 제3국 국적이지만 실질적으로는 북한의 소유인 '편의치적(便宜置籍) 선박'의 국내 입항도 금지하기로 했다.

해운통제가 강화되면서 러시아 국경역 하산과 북한 나진항을 철도로, 나진항과 국내 항구를 바닷길로 잇는 '나진-하산 프로젝트'도 사실상 중단됐다.

앞으로는 북한 나진항에 기항했던 선박이 180일 내에 국내에 들어올 수 없게 되기 때문이다.

김홍균 외교부 한반도평화교섭본부장은 '북한 핵실험에 대한 안보리 제재결의가 채택되고, 독자제재 조치가 발표되면서 (나진-하산) 협력을 계속하기는 어렵다고 본다'며 '러시아 측에 불가피한 조치라는 점을 사전에 충분히 설명했다'고 말했다.

이와 함께 북한산 물품이 제3국을 우회해 국내로 위장반입되지 않도록 현장 차단 활동과 남북 간 물품 반출입에 대한 통제를 강화하기로 했다.

특히 대량살상무기 개발 특성을 감안한 실효적인 수출 통제 기준을 마련하고, 북한에 특화된 별도의 감시대상품목 목록을 작성할 방침이다.

이밖에 우리 국민이나 재외 동포를 상대로 해외에 있는 북한식당 등 북한 관련 영리시설에 대한 이용을 자제하도록 당부하기로 했다. (연합뉴스)
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