A senior US State Department official commenting
- US needs to see meaningful and verifiable steps on denuclearization from North Korea soon
- says it is going to be up to the North Koreans to decide to engage
- says US, NK have managed to close gaps on a number of issues but important areas remain
- exact purpose of NK activity at rocket site remains to be seen
- not sure would share conclusion rocket site is operational
- seeking clarification of activity at NK's Sohae rocket site
- says NK denuclearization is "still achievable" in president trump's first term
- says there will be a "period of reflection" needed after Hanoi talks with NK
- says pressure campaign on NK will be maintained and if trump decides sanctions will be increased
- says nobody in US administration advocates step-by-step approach with NK
- says reports of tremor in NK not something that is causing us alarm, but we will continue to watch it
- says US needs to see NK negotiators to have much more latitude than they did ahead of the summit
Headlines via Reuters
