莫桑比克否認與朝鮮做生意

Mozambique is denying allegations that it continues to do business with North Korea in violation of U.N. sanctions.

A cnn report published this month found that North Korea has signed contracts worth millions of dollars in Mozambique, funneled the money through diplomatic channels and used profits from fishing vessels off the Mozambican coast to fund its nuclear program.

But Mozambique's deputy minister of foreign affairs and cooperation, Maria Manuela Lucas, denied that her government has made any agreements with North Korea that violate sanctions. She said Mozambique welcomes outside monitoring.

She also said her government is working with private Mozambican businesses to educate them about the sanctions and shut down illegal operations.

The report also alleges that North Korea is providing military training to elite Mozambican forces and offering technical support to the military. A previous U.N. report alleged that North Korea and Mozambique had a military partnership worth at least $6 million. North Korea used a shell company to sell weapons, including missiles, radar and air defense systems, according to the report.莫桑比克否認它違反了聯合國的制裁繼續與朝鮮做生意。

美國有線電視新聞網（cnn）本月的報道說，朝鮮與莫桑比克簽署了數以百萬美元計的合同，通過外交渠道轉送資金，並利用在莫桑比克沿海漁船的獲利資助其核項目。

但是莫桑比克外交部副部長盧卡斯否認該國政府與朝鮮達成任何違反聯合國制裁的協議。她說，莫桑比克歡迎外來監督。

她還說，政府正對莫桑比克的公司提供培訓，幫助它們瞭解有關聯合國制裁的信息，並查封制止了非法活動。

cnn的報道還說，朝鮮幫助訓練莫桑比克的精銳部隊，還向莫桑比克軍隊提供技術支持。聯合國早先的一份報告稱，朝鮮和莫桑比克的軍事夥伴計劃至少在600萬美元的規模。報告說，朝鮮利用一個空殼公司出售武器，包括導彈、雷達和防空系統。