Tillerson urges more pressure on North Korea

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has discussed the need to increase diplomatic pressure on North Korea with UK Prime Minister Theresa May in London, where the Iran nuclear deal was also raised.

The top US diplomat “never misses an opportunity in bilateral, multilateral settings to raise North Korea and the need to increase pressure on North Korea,” Tillerson’s policy adviser Brian Hook said Thursday.

The two discussed North Korea’s “destabilizing activities” and the importance of the international community coming together to put pressure on Pyongyang, May’s spokesman said.

On September 3, North Korea detonated its sixth and most powerful nuclear test to date, prompting the UN Security Council to implement new sanctions.

On the Iran nuclear agreement, which is viewed skeptically by US President Donald Trump, May was “underlining its importance in preventing Iran from procuring nuclear weapons,” her spokesman said.

Tillerson also held a news conference with his British counterpart Boris Johnson on Thursday, where they held talks about Iran and North Korea.

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