France Freezes Assets of North Korean Diplomats in Paris Amid Suspected Foreign Currency Violations June 30,

📰 France Freezes Assets of North Korean Diplomats in Paris Amid Suspected Foreign Currency Violations
🗓️ June 30, 2025
📍Paris, France

The French government has imposed economic sanctions by freezing all funds and economic resources owned, held, or controlled by North Korean diplomatic officials stationed in Paris, including their families.

On April 30, the French Ministry of Economy and Finance ordered the seizure targeting Kim Chol-ryong, an adviser in North Korea’s Paris delegation, along with family members Jong Mi-kyong and Kim Hyok-il, suspected of holding foreign currency illegally.

The sanctions ban any direct or indirect allocation of funds or resources to individuals or entities under their control or ownership. This measure, effective for six months until early November 2025, was published in the French Official Journal on May 7.

These actions align with United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1540 and 2270, aimed at preventing the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and responding to North Korea’s nuclear tests and missile launches.

France continues to enforce strict controls to block financial flows that could support North Korea’s weapons programs, reinforcing international efforts against the regime’s illicit activities.

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