The U.S. once again reiterated that it will lift sanctions on North Korea only when denuclearization is achieved.... and urged the international community to fully implement them. <br />The North's state-run media had recently said.... that alleviating sanctions is important in showing Washington's sincerity for the denuclearization negotiations. <br />VOA reported Monday,.... that to their question on this is... according to a State Department official is that... sanctions relief will follow the North's final, fully, verified denuclearization,.... and reiterated that the sooner North Korea denuclearizes the sooner sanctions can be lifted.<br />Asked on the North's op-ed that "denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula" includes removing Washington's nuclear threats on it as well,... the official said.... that it is North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's commitment to denuclearization upon which the world is focused. <br />
