It turns out South Korea's intel agency reported on illicit imports of North Korean coal.... to the presidential security office last October.<br /> The National Intelligence Service's probe revealed... 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 agency's chief Suh Hoon told a parliamentary panel about it on Tuesday,... with lawmakers quoting 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,... Suh said,.... he doesn't see it as a violation of UN sanctions,...adding its purpose is to boost communication between the two sides. <br />
