Tillerson briefs Trump on North Korea options

Published March 20, 2017 11:11am ET



TILLERSON BRIEFS TRUMP: Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is back in Washington and is due to brief President Trump this morning on his consultations with Japan, South Korea and China over options to stop North Korea’s nuclear weapons and ballistic missile program.

At a weekend press conference in Beijing with his Chinese counterpart Foreign Minister Wang Yi, Tillerson said the two engaged in an “extensive exchange” on increasingly hostile military displays from North Korea, and said the U.S. and China share a “sense of urgency” and are “committed” to addressing North Korea’s nuclear ambitions.

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