Status Quo in North Korea “Unacceptable” – Trump

North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un and US President Donald Trump.

 
Washington, 28 Rajab 1438/25 April 2017 (MINA) — US President Donald Trump stressed Monday that the “status quo” in North Korea is “unacceptable.”

At a working lunch in the White House with UN Security Council (UNSC) Ambassadors, Trump stressed that the UNSC “must be prepared to impose additional and stronger sanctions on North Korean nuclear and ballistic missile programs.

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“This is a real threat to the world, whether we want to talk about it or not. North Korea is a big world problem, and it’s a problem we have to finally solve,” he remarked.

He added, “People have put blindfolds on for decades, and now it’s time to solve the problem.”

Earlier today, US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley told CBS network, “what we’re dealing with is a leader who is flailing right now,” referring to North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un.

She added “I think what he’s trying to do is show his citizens that he has muscle, whether it’s through his rhetoric, or whether it’s through his actions.”

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Meanwhile, it was announced today that top US officials would conduct a “classified” briefing on North Korea on Wednesday to all 100 senators at the White House.

According to the Pentagon, the briefing will be conducted by Pentagon chief Jim Mattis, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Joe Dunford.

It added that they “will be briefing all senators on the current strategic situation with regards to North Korea”. (T/RS5/RS1)

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