US sanctions on North Korea to remain until complete denuclearisation attained

At yesterday’s summit in Singapore between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, a joint statement was signed to reach (inter alia) the “complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula”. In a press conference following the summit, President Trump stated that “[i]n the meantime, the [US] sanctions will remain in effect”, and that they “will come off when...