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Monitoring and surveillance activities by Germany against illicit maritime activities including ship-to-ship transfers
September 13, 2024
German Navy frigate FGS BADEN-W ÜRTTEMBERG
(Source: German Ministry of Defence)
German Navy replenishment ship FGS FRANKFURT am MAIN
(Source: German Ministry of Defence)
- From late August to mid-September, German Navy frigate FGS BADEN-W ÜRTTEMBERG and replenishment ship FGS FRANKFURT am MAIN conducted monitoring and surveillance activities against illicit maritime activities, including ship-to-ship transfers with North Korean-flagged vessels prohibited by the United Nations Security Council resolutions (UNSCRs), in waters surrounding Japan. It was the second time for the German Navy vessel to engage in such activities to take place since 2021.
- Japan welcomes these activities from the viewpoint of ensuring effective implementation of the relevant UNSCRs in solidarity with the international community toward the realization of North Korea’s dismantlement of all weapons of mass destruction and ballistic missiles of all ranges in a complete, verifiable, and irreversible manner.
- As Japan has also been conducting information gathering activities for vessels suspected of violating the UNSCRs, Japan works closely with relevant countries and international organizations, including Germany.