Securi­ty Counci­l has unanim­ously booste­d sancti­ons on North Korea since 2006UNITED NATIONS: North Korea’s foreign minister told the United Nations on Saturday continued sanctions were deepening its mistrust in the United States and there was no way the country would give up its nuclear weapons unilaterally under such circumstances. North Korea has been seeking a formal end to the 1950-53 Korea War, but the United States has said Pyongyang must give up its nuclear weapons first. Washington has also resisted calls to relax tough international sanctions on North Korea. This year at the United Nations, Trump, who last year threatened to “totally destroy” North Korea, heaped praise on Kim for his courage in taking steps to disarm, but said much work still had to be done and sanctions must remain in place until North Korea denuclearizes. Pompeo has visited North Korea three times already this year, but his last trip did not go well.

Source: The Express Tribune September 29, 2018 17:59 UTC