'North Korea helps Syria with chemical weapons'

new york - North Korea has shipped material to Syria that can be used in chemical weapons. US media reported this on the basis of findings from UN experts. According to reports, it concerns acid-resistant tiles, valves and pipes.

Five shiploads have been transported to Syria via a Chinese transport company from the end of 2016 to the beginning of 2017, reports The Wall Street Journal. They are part of dozens of transports for several years.

According to the UN report, North Korean missile experts visited the military facilities in Syria in 2016 and 2017, after the material for the chemical weapons had been delivered, according to CNN.