Speaking to reporters at the White House, Trump said sanctions against North Korea would remain in place in the meantime and noted Pyongyang’s freeze in nuclear and missile testing since 2017. Biegun spent three days in North Korea from Feb 6-8, a trip he said was aimed at agreeing on “concrete deliverables” for the summit. Biegun said after his North Korea visit his talks had been “productive” but there was “hard work to do” before the summit. Moon told Trump his country was willing to open economic engagement with North Korea if it will hasten Pyongyang’s denuclearisation, Moon’s office said. But plans for economic projects, such as allowing South Korean tourists to visit North Korea, have been on hold while the United States keeps its sanctions in place.

Source: bd News24 February 19, 2019 22:30 UTC