India is nurturing North Korean scientists despite United Nations sanctions, according to Al Jazeera, a Qatar-based news network.

Beginning with Hong Yong-il, the first-secretary to India, more than 30 scientists have been sent to the Centre for Space Science and Technology Education in Asia and the Pacific (CSSTEAP), set up by the U.N. in 1995.

Two North Korean students are now studying at the center. One is affiliated with North Korea’s National Aerospace Development Administration, which has been sanctioned by the U.N. on the grounds it is a key player in North Korea’s intercontinental ballistic missile development.