North Korean official facing sanctions may get exemption
Choe Hwi
Ambassador Karel Van Oosterom of the Netherlands  who chairs the Security Council committee  sent a proposed letter of approval to Security Council members with a deadline of 3 p.m. EST Thursday for objections. If there are none  he said the exemption will be granted for Choe Hwi  who has been on the U.N. sanctions blacklist since June 2  2017.
South Korean Charge dâaffaires Ham Sang Wook asked the committee earlier Wednesday to grant a sanctions exemption to the 23-member high-level delegation from the Democratic Peopleâs Republic of Korea â the countryâs official name â without naming  Choe .
 Choe  is identified on the U.N. sanctions blacklist as âFirst Vice Director of the Workersâ Party of Korea Propaganda and Agitation Department  which controls all DPRK media and is used by the government to control the public.â
But the delegation list submitted to the sanctions committee by South Korea identifies  him  as âChairman of the State Physical Culture and Sports Guidance Commission.â
Van Oosteromâs proposed letter in reply notes the exemption request for the high-level delegation  âspecifically the participation of Mr. Choe Hwiâ who is under sanctions  and approves his travel to South Korea.
Ambassador Karel Van Oosterom of the Netherlands  who chairs the Security Council committee  sent a proposed letter of approval to Security Council members with a deadline of 3 p.m. EST Thursday for objections. If there are none  he said the exemption will be granted for Choe Hwi  who has been on the U.N. sanctions blacklist since June 2  2017.
South Korean Charge dâaffaires Ham Sang Wook asked the committee earlier Wednesday to grant a sanctions exemption to the 23-member high-level delegation from the Democratic Peopleâs Republic of Korea â the countryâs official name â without naming   [TGT]  .
  [TGT] is identified on the U.N. sanctions blacklist as âFirst Vice Director of the Workersâ Party of Korea Propaganda and Agitation Department  which controls all DPRK media and is used by the government to control the public.â
But the delegation list submitted to the sanctions committee by South Korea identifies  him  as âChairman of the State Physical Culture and Sports Guidance Commission.â
Van Oosteromâs proposed letter in reply notes the exemption request for the high-level delegation  âspecifically the participation of Mr. Choe Hwiâ who is under sanctions  and approves  [TGT]  travel to South Korea.