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<p>HMG welcomes the UN DPRK Panel of Experts' 2014 Final Report. As highlighted in
the report, we are cooperating fully with the Panel's investigation, whose preliminary
conclusions were that all UK-origin parts used in the Unha-3 rocket were uncontrolled
(i.e. off-the-shelf) items. These items do not contravene UN sanctions, MTCR control
listings or UK trade restrictions and were not sold directly to the DPRK or its entities.</p><p>This
highlights the lengths the DPRK takes to avoid direct purchases in favour of acquisitions
through intermediaries based in third countries. HMG remains fully committed to upholding
the UN-imposed sanctions on the DPRK and monitors UK activity closely to control the
DPRK’s access to proliferation-sensitive material and collaborates with partners to
minimise the risk of goods being diverted.</p>
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