U.S. would talk with North Korea "without precondition": Tillerson



News U.S. would talk with North Korea “without precondition”: Tillerson White House insists that President's views on DPRK remain unchanged, however Seungmock Oh December 12, 2017 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Cropped from State Department video Washington is ready to meet with North Korean officials without preconditions, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Tuesday. Speaking at the Atlantic Council-Korea Foundation Forum in Washington DC, Tillerson appeared to backtrack from the U.S.'s longstanding position that talks with North Korea would only be possible if Pyongyang commits to denuclearization, though stipulated that any dialogue would have to follow a “period of quiet." Washington is ready to meet with North Korean officials without preconditions, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Tuesday. Speaking at the Atlantic Council-Korea Foundation Forum in Washington DC, Tillerson appeared to backtrack from the U.S.'s longstanding position that talks with North Korea would only be possible if Pyongyang commits to denuclearization, though stipulated that any dialogue would have to follow a “period of quiet." Try unlimited access Only $1 for four weeks Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis Year-one discount if you continue past $1 trial period The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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U.S. would talk with North Korea “without precondition”: Tillerson

White House insists that President's views on DPRK remain unchanged, however

Seungmock Oh December 12, 2017

U.S. would talk with North Korea “without precondition”: Tillerson

Cropped from State Department video

Washington is ready to meet with North Korean officials without preconditions, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Tuesday.

Speaking at the Atlantic Council-Korea Foundation Forum in Washington DC, Tillerson appeared to backtrack from the U.S.'s longstanding position that talks with North Korea would only be possible if Pyongyang commits to denuclearization, though stipulated that any dialogue would have to follow a “period of quiet."