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Thursday, February 1, 2018
US envoy for North Korea says military option ‘not close’
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe United States’ special envoy for North Korea says America is not close to taking military action against the North.
Joseph Yun says Thursday that US policy is to apply pressure and leave the door open for dialogue, while keeping all options open.
Yun says a military option is included, but “I don’t believe we are close to it.”
Yun makes the comments at a news conference in Tokyo after attending a meeting on North Korea held by a private think tank.
The two Koreas have resumed talks over the North’s participation in this month’s Winter Olympics in South Korea, prompting the US and South Korea to postpone regular joint military exercises.
— AP
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