UN Approves South Korean NGO's Sanctions Exemption Request for 'Pyongyang Hospital Construction'
[Asia Economy Reporter Kang Nahum] The UN Security Council's North Korea Sanctions Committee has approved a request from a South Korean civic group to allow the import of materials and equipment for building a hospital in Pyongyang.
According to the committee on the 6th, the Yeouido Full Gospel Foundation (YGMF) of South Korea recently received approval for a sanctions exemption it applied for on the 18th of last month to provide humanitarian aid to North Korea.
In a letter dated the 28th of last month, published on the committee's website, it responded to the foundation, stating, "We approve the sanctions exemption for Yeouido Full Gospel Foundation's humanitarian aid activities in North Korea, including the treatment of severe diseases among vulnerable groups through the Pyongyang Heart Hospital."
The items approved for import into North Korea by the committee include construction materials such as pipes, compressors, lumber, and water tanks for the Pyongyang Heart Hospital construction, as well as CT scanners, MRI machines, hospital beds, operating tables, and syringes. The committee stated that the exemption period is set for one year, allowing the import of these items until October 28 of next year.
The committee also emphasized, "Sanctions on North Korea are not intended to negatively affect the North Korean people," and added, "UN member states must fully implement sanctions while not excessively restricting humanitarian activities."
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The Pyongyang Heart Hospital is a hospital that the late Pastor Cho Yong-gi of Yeouido Full Gospel Church agreed to build in Pyongyang in 2007 with the North Korean Korean Christian Federation. Construction began at the end of 2007, planned as a building with one basement floor and seven above-ground floors, a total floor area of 20,000 square meters, and 280 beds in total, but construction was halted after the Cheonan incident in 2010.
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