SEOUL/WASHINGTON, Feb 23 (Reuters) - The United States is due to announce its largest package of sanctions against North Korea to pressure the reclusive country into giving up its nuclear and missile programs, as South Korea readies itself for further talks with its leaders. A senior U.S. administration official, who spoke to Reuters on condition of anonymity, called the new penalties “the largest package of new sanctions against the North Korea regime,” without giving details. The new U.S. sanctions will be announced while Trump’s daughter, Ivanka, is visiting South Korea. The Blue House has said there are no official opportunities for U.S. and North Korean officials to meet. A South Korean lawmaker briefed by the country’s spy agency said on Friday that Kim Yong Chol was the “right person” for inter-Korean and denuclearisation talks.

Source: Huffington Post February 23, 2018 13:52 UTC