국정원, 북석탄 반입 청와대 국가안보실에 보고... 남북연락사무소, 유엔 제재 사항 아니다<br /><br /> We're learning that Seoul's top intel agency reported the cases on imports of North Korean coal... to the presidential security office last October.<br /> A recent probe revealed that three local firms imported the regime's products from Russia -- an apparent violation of UN resolutions and sanctions -- raising questions whether South Korea was implementing the punitive measures on Pyongyang.<br />The chief of the National Intelligence Service informed a parliamentary panel regarding the matter today,... and lawmakers quoted him as saying he brought up the issue, though not directly to the president.<br /> On the planned opening of an inter-Korean liaison office in the border city of Kaesong,... the agency's head said he doesn't see it as a violation of UN sanctions,...adding that its purpose is to step up communication between the two sides. <br />
