North Korea on agenda for talks with Chinese Vice Premier: Tillerson
29 September 2017 |
9:24 am
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson meets with Chinese Vice Premier Liu Yandong at the State Department on Thursday and he said North Korea will be one of the topics discussed.
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