U.S. concerned over North Korean arms ship, Panama awaits U.N.

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By Lomi Kriel and David Adams PANAMA CITY/MIAMI (Reuters) - A United Nations team is due to arrive in Panama next month to inspect a North Korean ship which was seized carrying arms from Cuba, a potential breach of U.N. sanctions that the United States said was "incredibly concerning." Panama on Wednesday asked for the U.N. Security Council to examine the ship, the Chong Chon Gang, whose cargo of Soviet-era weaponry is suspected of being in violation of a U.N. arms embargo that covers all exports by Pyongyang and most imports. The five-member team of U.N. ...




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