Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Susan Thornton confirmed that the administration's policy remains one of "maximum pressure" via economic sanctions in order to get North Korea to negotiate on eliminating its nuclear weapons.
美国东亚暨太平洋事务助理国务卿苏珊·桑顿证实政府政策透过经济制裁保持着“最大压力”，以便朝鲜考虑谈判消除核武器。