UNITED NATIONS, United States: North Korea must “earn its way back” to the negotiating table, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Friday (Saturday in Manila), backing away from an earlier unconditional offer of talks to end the nuclear stand-off with Pyongyang. “North Korea must earn its way back to the table,” he said. In Washington, US President Donald Trump criticized Russia for not doing enough to pressure North Korea to change course. We would like to have Russia’s help,” said Trump, who discussed North Korea by phone with President Vladimir Putin on Thursday. “The international community must continue to coordinate and apply pressure until North Korea changes its policies and seeks negotiations,” Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said.

Source: Manila Times December 16, 2017 15:33 UTC