Written question asked by Mark Pritchard (Conservative) on Friday, 13 April 2012, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 17 April 2012. It was answered by Alistair Burt (Conservative) on Wednesday, 18 April 2012 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

North Korea

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will have discussions with his US counterpart on the potential for North Korea sharing long-range missile technology with Iran.

Answer: We are aware that the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has in the past sold missile technology to Iran. DPRK's network of proliferation activities, including to countries such as Iran, is a threat to regional and international security. We remain deeply concerned about such activities and my officials are in regular contact with US counterparts and continue to monitor the situation closely.We strongly support the tough sanctions imposed by UN Security Council Resolutions 1718 and 1874, which are designed to curb the range of weapons of mass destruction and conventional arms related proliferation activities undertaken by the DPRK. UN Security Council Resolution 1929 also requires countries to take steps to ensure that shipments of weapons and proliferation sensitive goods on route to Iran are stopped. We continue to work closely with international partners to ensure that these measures are robustly implemented.

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