Tillerson Says U.S. Talking With North Korea on Nuke Program
- Situation with Pyongyang is ‘a bit overheated right now’
- Top diplomat also meets with China’s Xi ahead of Trump visit
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The U.S. is communicating with North Korea about its nuclear program and testing Pyongyang’s appetite for negotiations, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said in the first public acknowledgment by a senior administration official of direct contact on the matter.
A State Department spokeswoman later tamped down prospects for a breakthrough in the tense relations between Washington and Pyongyang.