March 28, 2024
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U.S. will maintain sanctions until risk from North Korea “substantially reduced”

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo indicates potentially softer stance on sanctions

U.S. Secretary of Mike Pompeo on Thursday said sanctions against North Korea would not be lifted until the risk from its weapons programs is "substantially reduced."

Pompeo's comments come a week before the second summit between DPRK leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump in Hanoi, Vietnam.

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