Seoul, Washington discuss enforcing North Korea sanctions

Senior government officials of South Korea and the United States met in Seoul, Monday, to discuss ways of enforcing sanctions on North Korea, Sky News reported according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

This was the first round of high-level talks between the two allies focused on implementing sanctions on Pyongyang following a series of multilateral and unilateral resolutions imposed recently to end the nuclear ambitions of the Kim Jong-un regime.

Kim Hong-kyun, the foreign ministry's special representative for Korean Peninsula Peace and Security Affairs, met Sung Kim, the U.S. special representative for North Korea policy.

They were joined by Daniel Fried, the U.S. Department of State's coordinator for sanctions policy.

"The delegates shared their thoughts on capitalizing on the U.N. Security Council (UNSC) resolution in addition to independent sanctions imposed by South Korea, the U.S. and other countries to maximize pressure on North Korea," a foreign ministry official said on condition of anonymity. "The two sides gave briefings about their respective sanctions and asked each other questions to find the best way to successfully carry out punitive measure against Pyongyang."

Diplomatic sources said that South Korea is also considering holding high-level talks soon with Japan regarding penalties against North Korea.

Source : MENA