North Korea has been demanding the U.S. to agree to a peace treaty before moving forward with denuclearization talks... but the U.S. is not budging.... saying denuclearization must come *first.<br />Washington is also warning businesses not to breach U.S. or U.N. Security Council resolutions.<br />Park Hee-jun reports. The United States has once again made it clear,... that there will be no peace treaty until North Korea's complete denuclearization.<br /><br /> CNN, citing unnamed sources, reported that Pyongyang is unlikely to proceed further with denuclearization talks,... unless Washington makes the "bold move" of agreeing to a peace treaty with Pyongyang.<br />North Korea has been pushing for a formal end to the Korean War,... which would act as a security guarantee for the Kim Jong-un regime.<br /><br /> But an official at the U.S. State Department told Yonhap News on Monday, local time,... that although peace on the Korean Peninsula is a shared goal of the international community,... it will not involve a nuclear-armed North Korea.<br />The official said the current armistice agreement will be replaced by a permanent peace treaty,... only when North Korea denuclearizes for good.<br /><br /> The State Department, together with the Department of the Treasury and the Department of Homeland Security,... has also issued a North Korea sanctions advisory and enforcement advisory against foreign companies to protect them from violating U.S. or U.N. Security Council sanctions. <br /> It warns manufacturers, buyers, and service providers against sourcing goods, services, or technology from North Korea,... or hiring North Korean laborers that would raise revenues for the North Korean regime. <br /><br /> The advisory does not add any new sanctions against Pyongyang,... but reflects President Donald Trump's vow to maintain maximum pressure against the regime until its nuclear disarmament is complete.<br /> It says that businesses found to be involved in such acts,... will be penalized by the U.S. or U.N. sanctions authorities.<br /><br />Park Hee-jun, Arirang News. <br />
