Tillerson says Kim Jong Un must 'tell me he wants to talk'
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson voiced confidence Wednesday North Korea will eventually negotiate with the United States, saying China's cooperation with a US-led pressure campaign was starting to affect its reclusive ally's thinking.
Most of North Korea's trade is with China, and Tillerson said anecdotal evidence and intelligence suggested China's application of UN sanctions is "really starting to hurt." He cited North Korean food and fuel shortages.
The top American diplomat said he is waiting to hear from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un that he seeks to have a conversation.
"He's got to tell me he wants to talk, but we are not going to chase him," Tillerson said at Stanford University, where he participated in a question-and-answer session with Condoleezza Rice, a former secretary of state.
He said he was confident the two countries would "get to that negotiating table."
