This is another of the many annoyances with which the Chinese and South Koreans cope. In many of its external economic transactions, North Korea acts as a rogue and criminal enterprise.
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The effect of these deliveries is to deter a UN resolution approving creation of a no-fly zone in Syria, as occurred in Libya which evolved into a NATO air combat campaign with limited ground intervention.
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Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov said in an interview in Warsaw that Russia is filling already existing contracts and has the right to sell to the Asad government, still the only legitimate government in Syria.
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