New Delhi, September 27: Sanctions against the dictatorial regime of North Korea must continue unabated, said the US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo at the United Nations.

Addressing a meeting of UN Security Council on Thursday, Pompeo said an ease in the sanctions programme against Pyongyang could deter the Kim Jong-un nation from committing itself to the denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula. Second US-North Korea Summit 'Quite Soon'; Kim Jong Un Writes To Donald Trump For Early Meet.

"Enforcement of UN Security Council sanctions must continue vigorously and without fail until we realize final, fully-verified denuclearization," the top US official said.

Pompeo's hardline approach towards North Korea comes a couple of days after United States President Donald Trump said he would "soon" hold the second Washington-Pyongyang summit with Jong-un.

Trump's remarks came in response to a letter sent by Jong-un seeking revamped bilateral ties between the two nations in lieu of denuclearisation the Korean Peninsula.

Meanwhile, at the sidelines of United Nations General Assembly on Monday, Trump met South Korean President Moon Jae-in and discussed the denuclearisation programme. Jae-in, while speaking to reporters, said the US President is committed towards resolving all issues in the region through talks.

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