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November 23, 2024
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Overarching goal of sanctions is dialogue, but key hurdles remain

Even if conditions emerge for dialogue, hurdles and historic record give little cause for hope

The recent ratcheting of international and bilateral sanctions against North Korea is ultimately geared towards resuming credible negotiations with Pyongyang, international experts said at a Seoul forum on Tuesday.

That's despite there being a variety of motivations driving sanctions at the United Nations Security Council and bilaterally, from countries like the United States and South Korea.

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