LEAD) UAE seizes North Korean weapons bound for Iran: sources

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NEW YORK, Aug. 28 (Yonhap) -- The United Arab Emirates has seized a ship carrying
North Korean weapons to Iran in violation of a United Nations arms embargo
imposed after Pyongyang's nuclear test in May, diplomatic sources said Friday.

"The UAE government has notified the U.N. Security Council sanctions committee of
its seizure of a North Korean ship heading to Iran in violation of a U.N.
resolution," a diplomat at the South Korean mission to the United Nations here
said.
U.N. Resolution 1874, adopted after North Korea's second nuclear test in May that
followed one in 2006, bans North Korea from conducting any nuclear and ballistic
missile tests while imposing an overall arms embargo, financial sanctions and
cargo interdiction on the high seas to prevent proliferation of North Korean
missiles and nuclear and other weapons.
The sanctions committee will soon convene a meeting to discuss the issue, another
source said.
A North Korean cargo ship, possibly on its way to Myanmar, returned home in June
after being closely pursued by U.S. Navy vessels.
hdh@yna.co.kr
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