Tillerson on North Korea: US ready to talk without pre-conditions
(WorldNews Environment)

WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson offered on Tuesday to begin direct talks with North Korea without pre-conditions, backing away from a key US demand that Pyongyang must first accept that any negotiations would have to be about giving up its nuclear arsenal. `Let`s just meet,` Tillerson told Washington`s Atlantic Council think tank, presenting a new diplomatic overture amid heightened tensions over North Korea`s nuclear and missile advances and harsh rhetoric between the two sides. The White House later issued an ambiguous statement that left unclear whether President Donald Trump - who has said in the past that Tillerson was wasting his time pursuing dialogue with North Korea...