Monitoring and surveillance activities by Canada against illicit maritime activities including ship-to-ship transfers

May 8, 2024
Japanese

Royal Canadian Air Force CP-140 long-range patrol aircraft

(Source: Ministry of National Defence of Canada)

From early May to early June, Canada will engage in monitoring and surveillance activities by aircraft against illicit maritime activities, including ship-to-ship transfers with North Korean-flagged vessels prohibited by United Nations Security Council resolutions (UNSCRs), using Kadena Air Base under the Agreement Regarding the Status of the United Nations Forces in Japan. It will be the eleventh time for such activities to take place since 2018.

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.

Japan is also conducting information gathering activities for vessels suspected to be in violation of the UNSCRs and works closely with related countries including Canada and related international organizations.

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