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Ed Markey: There can be no sanctions relief for North Korea unless the regime makes significant progress toward completely…

On the recordJune 4, 2018
There can be no sanctions relief for North Korea unless the regime makes significant progress toward completely, verifiably, and irreversibly dismantling all of its nuclear, chemical, biological, and radiological weapons programs.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey emphasizes the need for significant progress from North Korea before sanctions relief.

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