Trump to make sanctions-related announcement on North Korea — official

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U.S. President Donald Trump addresses the 72nd United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., September 19, 2017. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson

U.S. President Donald Trump to make sanctions-related announcement on North Korea, an official said Thursday. Now a senior official in the Trump administration has revealed the President is set to make an important announcement on Thursday relating to North Korea sanctions, APA reported citing Independent.

National security advisor HR McMaster said the president will make the announcement as he meets with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and South Korean President Moon Jae-in.

“The president will make an important announcement today about the continuation of our efforts to resolve this problem with North Korea short of war,” said National security advisor HR McMaster.

Mr McMaster did not say, specifically, what actions Mr Trump plans to take. The announcement is expected to be related to sanctions, Bloomberg reported.