Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Friday that ‘dialogue and negotiations’ are the only choice when dealing with the North Korean nuclear threat
U. S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson made his United Nations debut Friday, chairing a high-level Security Council session on the threat posed by North Korea’s quest to build a nuclear bomb, and calling on the body to take action “before North Korea does.”
“The threat of a North Korean nuclear attack on Seoul or Tokyo is real, and it is likely only a matter of time before North Korea develops the capability to strike the U. S. mainland, ” he said. “Indeed, the DPRK has repeatedly claimed it plans to conduct such a strike. Given that rhetoric, the United States cannot idly stand by.”
WATCH: Tillerson on North Korean nuclear threat
Tillerson urged the international community to fully implement U. N. sanctions and to suspend or downgrade diplomatic relations with Pyongyang.
“With each successive detonation and missile test, North Korea pushes northeast Asia and the world closer to instability and broader conflict, ” Tillerson told the 15-member council. “The threat of a North Korean attack on Seoul or Tokyo is real.”
WATCH: Tillerson on consequences of failing to act
China urges dialogue
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Friday that “dialogue and negotiations” are the only choice when dealing with the North Korean nuclear threat, and he said he would do all he can to avoid a breakout of war.
