A South Korean non-governmental organization was granted international sanctions exemptions to deliver a refrigerator, freezer and other equipment to North Korea in order to support African Swine Fever (ASF) quarantine efforts, according to a letter posted on the United Nations website on Saturday.

The Inter-Korean Economic Cooperation Research Center (IKECRC) will deliver aid appliances to the DPRK within the next six months — including one refrigerator and freezer manufactured by LG, a multinational electronics company and a major South Korean conglomerate.

IKECRC received the sanctions exemptions to “allow for the import of diagnostic equipment to support