Sanctions, in force since 2006, will remain in place, but mandate of expert panel will end on April 30.
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Pyongyang says Fumio Kishida conveyed his intention to meet the North Korean leader soon through ‘another channel’.
The country is stepping up its development of more technologically-advanced weaponry capable of striking further afield.
Pyongyang has broken with much of its inter-Korean policy in recent years and ramped up weapons testing.