‘Sanctions on N. Korea must until action’

The world must maintain sanctions on North Korea until “concrete changes” in its actions are seen, NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg warned Thursday on the eve of a historic inter-Korean summit.

Mr. Stoltenberg welcomed the meeting planned for Friday between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and the South’s president Moon Jae-in but said there should be no let up yet in pressure on Pyongyang. “Until we see a concrete change in North Korea’s actions we must continue to put pressure on North Korea and continue with the sanctions,” Mr. Stoltenberg told reporters at NATO headquarters in Brussels.

The NATO chief said the summit was “a first important step towards a negotiated peaceful solution to the crisis on the Korean peninsula”.