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Last Updated: October 13, 2026

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Last Updated: October 13, 2026

Individual

No Kwang Chol

Aliases

노 광철

Nationality

DPR Korea

Date of birth

1956

Place of birth

Nampo City, DPR Korea

Sex

Male

Other sanctions regimes

EU

Function

Minister of Defence of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

Official reason

No Kwang Chol is Minister of Defence of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK). In his position, he is directly involved in the military cooperation between DPRK and the Russian Federation, including the deployment of DPRK soldiers to the Russian Federation in support of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine. Therefore, No Kwang Chol is supporting actions which undermine and threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.

Sender

CH

Additional info

Art. 15 para. 1 and 4 (Financial sanctions) and art. 29 para. 1 (Travel ban), annexe 8

Other Information

Function: Minister of Defence of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

Date of listing

2024-12-24

Program information

Program information

Authority

CH

Program

Ordinance of 4 March 2022 on measures related to the situation in Ukraine (SR 946.231.176.72)

Regime

Switzerland country specific

Target State

Russia

Measures

Asset freeze, Travel ban, Trade sanctions, Financial restrictions, Transport restrictions, Other restrictions

Official Information

Switzerland imposes these sanctions under the Ordinance of 4 March 2022 on measures related to the situation in Ukraine (SR 946.231.176.72). The measures follow the sanctions adopted by the European Union.

Program URL

  • https://www.fedlex.admin.ch/eli/cc/2022/151/de

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