WASHINGTON—Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said President Donald Trump made the assessment that the time is right for preliminary talks with North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un, confirming the decision to meet was Mr. Trump’s. Mr. Tillerson, speaking to reporters in Djibouti while on a trip to Africa, also cited a change in Mr. Kim’s posture as a reason for the decision, although he didn’t specify exactly what changed beyond Mr. Kim’s recent decisions to send a contingent to the Winter Olympics, hold off on nuclear weapons and...

Source: Wall Street Journal March 09, 2018 14:44 UTC