Post by ltlee1Looks like US is backing off from its long held position that NK must be nuclear free before any talk.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-12-06/north-korea-must-declare-testing-halt-for-talks-u-s-envoy-says
It is now Tillerson's turn to express US desire to talk to N Korea with preconditions. Needless to say, the parties had talks before. One big difference between then and now: Time is not necessarily in the US side if the US wants a denculearized Korean Peninsular.
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Tillerson: U.S. Open to North Korea Talks Without Preconditions
12/13/2017 1:11AM
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Tuesday the U.S. wants to have a dialogue with North Korea “anytime,” backing away from Washington’s previous demand that Pyongyang give up its nuclear weapons before they come to the table. Photo: AP
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