# South Korea’s president calls for easing sanctions on North Korea

https://mins.news/en/video/69109

- CNA, 2026-09-22 14:33 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tnl3wv4dO0

> South Korea says the United States should consider lifting sanctions if North Korea agrees to freeze its nuclear weapons programme. The proposal comes as Pyongyang promotes new hypersonic weapons, while China tightens export controls on two drug-making chemicals ahead of a Xi-Trump summit.

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