Tillerson: U.S., S. Korea on same page on reining in N. Korea
WASHINGTON, June 28 (Yonhap) -- The United States and South Korea are united in efforts to bring North Korea under control, U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Wednesday.
At the start of his first meeting with new South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha, Tillerson was asked if the two countries are "on the same page on reining in North Korea" and responded, "Of course."
No further details of their discussions were immediately available.
Kang arrived in Washington earlier in the day, accompanying President Moon Jae-in on his first official visit to the U.S. for summit talks with President Donald Trump.
North Korea is expected to be one of the top issues for Moon's June meetings with Trump set for Thursday and Friday, with a focus on how to reconcile Trump's policy of "maximum pressure" on the North with Moon's hopes to foster peace through exchanges and cooperation with the isolated neighbor.
South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha shakes hands with U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson ahead of their meeting at the State Department on June 28. (AFP-Yonhap)
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