The United States will continue its "maximum pressure" campaign against North Korea, the White House has said, ruling out any possibility of lifting of sanctions till Pyongyang takes "concrete action" to denuclearise. And we're going to continue the maximum pressure campaign that has been ongoing to North Korea until we see concrete actions taken toward complete and total denuclearisation," White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders told reporters at her daily news conference yesterday. Also South Korea President Moon, who has said that North Korea has expressed a will for complete denuclearisation. That's the focus of any conversation and negotiation that the United States will have with North Korea," she added. China has taken a more active role in putting pressure on North Korea, Sanders said, adding that they could certainly do more.

Source: dna April 24, 2018 01:52 UTC