Secretary of State Responds to N. Korea Missile Test
28 August 2017 |
8:00 am
Despite North Korea's firing of three missiles, the U.S. will continue to push for negotiations to de-escalate nuclear tensions on the Korean peninsula, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said.
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