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N Korean FM Says Pyongyang Seeks Partial Not Complete Sanctions Relief - Reports
N Korean FM Says Pyongyang Seeks Partial Not Complete Sanctions Relief - Reports
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According to US President Donald Trump, he decided not to sign an agreement after North Korean leader Kim Jong-un demanded to lift sanctions against Pyongyang. 28.02.2019, Sputnik International
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N Korean FM Says Pyongyang Seeks Partial Not Complete Sanctions Relief - Reports
17:25 GMT 28.02.2019 (Updated: 12:37 GMT 06.08.2022) According to US President Donald Trump, he decided not to sign an agreement after North Korean leader Kim Jong-un demanded to lift sanctions against Pyongyang.
North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong-ho said Thursday as quoted by the Yonhap news agency that Pyongyang sought lifting five UN sanctions against the country, but not complete relief.
28 February 2019, 07:17 GMT
According to the senior official, North Korea made a realistic proposal during the summit but Washington insisted Pyongyang take one more step beyond dismantling its Yongbyon nuclear complex.
According to Ri Yong-ho, Pyongyang offered to permanently halt nuclear and long-range rocket tests.
Earlier on Thursday, the second high-level summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un finished in Hanoi with no agreement reached.
READ MORE: North Korea Could Become US Military Partner — South Korean Presidential Aide
The first historic US-North Korea summit was held in 2018 and concluded with a four-point declaration that paved the way toward renewed bilateral relations and the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.
