The Guardian: US ready for talks with North Korea 'without preconditions', Tillerson says
Secretary of state’s remarks appear to mark shift in state department policy, which had previously required proof North Korea was giving up nuclear arsenal.
Rex Tillerson has said that the US is ready to begin exploratory talks with North Korea “without preconditions”, but only after a “period of quiet” without new nuclear or missile tests.
The secretary of state’s remarks appeared to mark a shift in state department policy, which had previously required Pyongyang to show it was “serious” about giving up its nuclear arsenal before contacts could start. And the language was a long way from repeated comments by Donald Trump that such contacts are a “waste of time”.
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WNU Editor: U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has always been pushing to have talks with North Korea .... President Trump has always said that it was a waste of time. It looks like Tillerson has convinced President Trump to give it a try. What's My take? I have zero expectations.
Update: Maybe U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson spoke too soon .... White House: Trump stance on North Korea has 'not changed' (Politico). More here .... White House walks back Rex Tillerson’s comment on North Korea talks (Washington Times)
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2 comments:
One says talk. the other says talks wasted time. If no talk, then where is the invasion or bombing? oh, sanctions...no talks...no war...sanctions and thus far sanctions fully useless
Looks like problems now solved lol
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