Transcript for WH: No sanctions lifted until North Korea shows 'concrete actions' to denuclearize

Sarah on North Korea it is the president willing to accept anything short of complete denuclearization. Before lifting any sanctions certain. The goal is. Denuclearization. Of the peninsula. And we're gonna continue to maximum pressure campaign that has been ongoing. To North Korea and until we see concrete actions. Fact taken towards complete and total denuclearization what does that mean no sanctions lifted and tell that's achieved pretty willing to going from analysts certainly. No sanctions lifted until we see concrete actions. Take it by North Korea today. And the president's when the president said in his tweet that they had agreed to do nuclear I. Where did they do that it did that they already agreed to do that sir. In a number of the conversations including other comments or refer you back to also ask South Korean president may. There has said that North Korea has expressed a will for complete do denuclearization. And certainly. That's the focus of any conversation. And negotiation at the United States will have with North Korea.

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