"The threat to the United States continues to pose the danger of the proliferation of materials suitable for the creation of nuclear weapons on the territory of the DPRK," - said in a statement published on the official website of the White House.

For this reason, "it is necessary to continue the sanctions regime against North Korea."

The document emphasizes that the DPRK's policy destabilizes the situation in the region.

Earlier, the United States imposed sanctions against Belarus.