Tuesday, December 12, 2017

U.S. Secretary Of State Rex Tillerson: US Ready For Talks With North Korea 'Without Preconditions'



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)

More News On U.S. Secretary Of State Rex Tillerson Remarks That The U.S. Is Ready For Talks With North Korea 'Without Preconditions'

US ready for North Korea talks without preconditions, says Tillerson -- BBC News
Tillerson overture to North Korea: U.S. ready to talk without pre-conditions -- Reuters
Tillerson says US open to North Korea talks 'without precondition' -- NBC
US Is Ready to Talk to North Korea 'Anytime,' Tillerson Says -- Bloomberg
US Secretary Of State Wants To Start Talks With North Korea With No Conditions -- NPR
Tillerson on North Korea: 'I will continue our diplomatic efforts until the first bomb drops' -- Business Insider

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

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

fazman said...

Looks like problems now solved lol