北朝鮮制裁監視で新組織　国連パネル活動停止受け―日米韓

　【ソウル時事】日米韓３カ国などは１６日、国連安全保障理事会の対北朝鮮制裁決議の履行状況を調べる監視組織を立ち上げたと発表した。４月末に安保理の北朝鮮専門家パネルが活動停止に追い込まれたことを受けた措置。新組織には日米韓のほか、英国やフランス、オーストラリアなど計１１カ国が参加する。
　ソウルの韓国外務省で１６日に開かれた日米韓次官協議に合わせ、共同声明を出して明らかにした。協議には、外務省の岡野正敬事務次官、キャンベル米国務副長官、韓国外務省の金※（※火ヘンに共）均第１次官が出席した。
　新組織の名称は「多国間制裁監視チーム（ＭＳＭＴ）」。制裁決議の履行状況を調べて報告書にまとめ、公開する予定という。
　設立発表に際し、岡野氏は「安保理決議の完全な履行に向けた意味のある一歩だ」と強調。金氏は「確固たる意志を持つ国々に開かれている」と述べ、参加を呼び掛けた。（2024/10/16-21:19）

Japan, the United States, South Korea and eight other countries on Wednesday announced the establishment of a multilateral team to monitor and report violations and evasions of sanctions against North Korea.
   The 11 countries, also including Britain, France, and Australia, created the team in response to the termination of the mandate of a panel of experts for the U.N. Security Council in April. The panel, tasked to monitor compliance with Security Council resolutions on North Korea sanctions, halted its work after Russia vetoed a term extension.
   The establishment of the new team was announced in a joint statement released on the day, when Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Masataka Okano, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell and South Korean First Vice Foreign Minister Kim Hong-kyun had a meeting in Seoul.
   The Multilateral Sanctions Monitoring Team will publish reports based on probes into violations and evasions of sanctions against North Korea stipulated in relevant U.N. Security Council resolutions.
   "It is a meaningful step toward the full implementation of the Security Council resolutions," Okano said of the establishment of the team. Kim called on other nations to join the team, saying it is open to any country that has a strong will.