WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Rex
Tillerson has said that the United States is
using ?large sticks? instead of carrots to
convince North
Korea to
give up nuclear weapons.
?We?re not
using a carrot to
convince them to talk. We?re
using large sticks. And that is what they need to understand,?
Tillerson said in an interview with CBS News which will be broadcast on Sunday.
Tillerson added that the pressure from the US-led economic sanctions is ?having its bite on North Korea,? and it will bring the country to the table for multilateral negotiations. Tensions are running high between Washington and Pyongyang over North Korea?s missile and nuclear programmes.
The Donald Trump administration claims it prefers a diplomatic solution to the crisis, but it also says that all options are on the table, including military ones. Washington insists that any future talks should be aimed at North
Korea giving up its nuclear weapons, something Pyongyang rejects.North
Korea has been under a raft of harsh UN sanctions since 2006 over its nuclear tests as well as multiple rocket and missile launches. Pyongyang has firmly defended its military program as a deterrent against the hostile policies of the US and its regional allies, including South
Korea and Japan.
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