April 28, 2017

"Foreign Minister Wang Yi will attend a UN Security Council special ministerial meeting on the Korean Peninsula nuclear issue, the Foreign Ministry said on Thursday.

The meeting, chaired by US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, is being held on Friday to discuss ways to maximize the impact of existing sanctions on Pyongyang and show resolve to respond to further provocations with appropriate new measures, a US State Department spokesman said at a briefing.

On Wednesday, the Trump administration said that after briefing senators on its policy toward Pyongyang, it aims to push the country into dismantling its nuclear and missile programs through tougher international sanctions and diplomatic pressure, and remained open to negotiations to bring that about."

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