Extending sanctions by one year, Donald Trump claims extraordinary threat by North Korea

Washington, June 23: Inspite of North Korea and the United States attending and signing the comprehensive agreement, US President Donald Trump cited an unusual threat to the country’s national security. Extending the national emergency against North Korea by another year, US President Donald Trump asserted that the country has a threat to the US' national security, foreign policy, and economy.

Trump's remarks come less than a fortnight after he had a historic meeting in Singapore with Kim Jong-un during which the North Korean leader agreed to denuclearisation.US President Donald Trump has said time till the denuclearisation is completed; he would continue with his maximum pressure campaign and would not lift any of the sanctions against North Korea.

National emergency against North Korea was first imposed on June 26, 2008. Since then, every president has extended the national emergency by one year. Donald Trump, who held a landmark meeting with Kim on June 12, said he was extending it by another year.

After nearly five hours of unprecedented talks between Trump and Kim, the two leaders signed a document in which Kim "reaffirmed his firm and unwavering commitment to complete denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula" and the US agreed to "provide security guarantees.