World Maritime Day, North Korea to commemorate the event, will make efforts to sea and marine environmental pollution

North Korea held the 2014 "World Maritime Day" commemoration, North Korea's Maritime Supervision Bureau cadres, diplomats stationed in the DPRK and embassy members attended the event.

BEIJING, September 26, according to KCNA 25th reported that the International Maritime Organization in the "World Maritime Day" requirements of all Member States to effectively comply with the laws and regulations to promote maritime development, North Korea will make efforts to prevent the occurrence of shipwreck and marine environmental pollution.

North Korea also held a 2014-year "World Maritime Day" commemoration, North Korea's Maritime Supervision Bureau cadres, diplomatic envoys and embassy members attended the event.

North Korea's deputy Director of maritime supervision Kangkizhe said that the DPRK three sides of the sea, taking into account its status and importance of maritime transport, will fulfil the responsibilities and obligations conferred by international law, such as to ensure the safety of shipping, maintain a clean sea water environment.

The DPRK government has passed the Maritime supervision law, the Ship Safety Law, the Seaman Act and other laws, to the international and domestic ships to implement a pre-port inspection system, strengthen the control of ships to prevent the occurrence of shipwreck.

North Korea has identified the prevention of river, lake and marine environmental pollution as one of the country's important policies. To this end, North Korea has set up a national level of the marine fuel pollution Emergency response system, the establishment and operation of the Central Marine Environmental Protection Mediation Station and the DPRK Marine Environmental Protection Fund.