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Monitoring and surveillance activities by French Republic against illicit maritime activities including ship-to-ship transfers
November 25, 2024
French Navy frigate PRAIRIAL
(Source: French Ministry of Armed Forces)
- From late October to late November, French Navy frigate PRAIRIAL 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 sixth time for French Navy vessel engaged in these activities since 2019.
- 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 French Republic.