Sanctions Against North Korea Are Still Applied Until Denucleation Is Verified

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says sanctions against North Korea will remain in place until denuclearization is complete and verifiable, as agreed by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un

In collaboration with the foreign ministers of South Korea and Japan, Pompeo said: "While we are delighted with the progress made in this discussion, progress alone is not a reason for to relax existing sanctions. "

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The US Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs then described his talks with senior North Korean officials as" productive, "although North Korea issued a statement saying Washington" Like a gangster "by pushing for Denuclearization

Pompeo says that North Korean diplomats have not expressed rejection in their discussions with them in Pyongyang. The North Korean Foreign Ministry said on Saturday that talks with Pompeo were "regrettable" and accused Washington of unilaterally seeking to force Pyongyang to disarm its nuclear weapons program.

The spokesman for the ministry was released hours after Pompeo ended two days of talks with senior officials of the ruling party, Kim Yong Chol, and other officials of the country

. triggered a dangerous step that could undermine North Korea's willingness to carry out a previously robust denuclearization. "

The North Korean official KCNA news agency has described the talks as" very troubling. "The fastest ever for the nuclear industry. The realization of the nuclear-free Korean peninsula is taking place through a bilateral and progressive approach. [uh]