US ready for talks with North Korea `without preconditions`, Tillerson says
(The Guardian North Korea)

Secretary of state´s remarks appear to mark shift in state department policy, which had previously required proof North Korea was giving up nuclear arsenalRex Tillerson has said that the US is ready to begin exploratory talks with North Korea `without preconditions`, but only after a `period of quiet` without new nuclear or missile tests.The secretary of state´s remarks appeared to mark a shift in state department policy, which had previously required Pyongyang to show it was `serious` about giving up its nuclear arsenal before contacts could start. And the language was a long way from repeated comments by Donald Trump that such contacts are a `waste of time`. Related: China building network of refugee camps along border with North Korea Related: Kim Jong-un should be prosecuted for crimes against humanity, say jurists Continue reading...