Maldives vows ‘aggressive action’ over use of flag by North Korea-supplying tanker
An oil tanker suspected of illegally supplying North Korea was not registered by Maldivian authorities to sail under the national flag, the government said Wednesday after Japan notified the UN Security Council of the incident.
28 Feb 2018, 9:00 AM
An oil tanker suspected of illegally supplying North Korea was not registered by Maldivian authorities to sail under the national flag, the government said Wednesday after Japan notified the UN Security Council of the incident.
According to Japan’s foreign ministry, a military aircraft spotted the Maldivian-flagged tanker Xin Juan 18 lying alongside a North Korean-flagged tanker on February 24.
The Maldives president’s office said an investigation is underway and vowed to “pursue aggressive action against any such acts which affects the national identity in such a detrimental manner.”
It condemned “the use of our national flag in a manner so as to tarnish the good standing and reputation of our nation and that of our people” and assured support for implementing security council resolutions.
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