“Malaysia categorically rejects any such insinuation,” the foreign ministry said in a statement.

The statement said Malaysia has provided required responses to queries raised by the United Nations Security Council Panel of Experts and will fully cooperate.

Reuters reported that North Korean intelligence ran an arms operation out of Malaysia called Glocom, and two companies linked to the trade were International Global System and International Golden Services.

Ties between Malaysia and North Korea have been strained following the killing of Kim Jong Nam, the estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2 on Feb 13.

Glocom is a front company run by North Korean intelligence agents that sells battlefield radio equipment in violation of UN sanctions, according to a United Nations report submitted to the Security Council seen by Reuters.

This week, Malaysian authorities said they were aware of the two North Korea-linked companies and both were being struck from the Company Registry.