The UN Security Council has approved a request from South Korea... for an exception to the sanctions on the North... so it can send fuel and vehicles for the purpose of restoring military communication lines.<br />Kyodo News reported Sunday, citing diplomatic sources,... that the committee on North Korea sanctions decided to allow the South Korean government to send gasoline, buses, trucks, and other items.<br />Those sources said none of the council's fifteen member nations objected.<br />In their summit earlier this year, the leaders of the two Koreas leaders had agreed to ease military tensions and improve communications to prevent accidental clashes.<br />UN sanctions currently restrict the supply of fuel and other items flowing into North Korea for military purposes but they allow for exceptions on humanitarian grounds. <br />
