Time running out to resolve North Korea crisis: McMaster
맥매스터 "북한을 더욱 고립시켜 전쟁없이 핵위기 해결해야" President Trump's top security aide says "time is running out" on North Korea... and has urged countries around the world urged... to do more to denuclearize Pyongyang. His comments come... as Trump prepares to embark on a five-nation tour of Asia,... with North Korea's growing nuclear and missile threats... expected to be the key focus. Kim Hyun-bin reports White House National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster... told reporters Thursday... that President Trump will call on all countries... to further pressure North Korea into giving up its nuclear weapons. He added that the president... will remind friends and foes alike... that the U.S. stands ready to defend itself if needed... using its full-range of capabilities. "What the president has done, is clarified in all of his discussion and statements on North Korea, our determination to ensure that North Korea is unable to threaten our allies and our partners and certainly not the United States." In an interview with YTN, McMaster said Trump will solidify his stance of denuclearization of the Korean peninsula during his visit and is expected to warn Pyongyang that any attack will be countered by Seoul and Washington. He added that the U.S. will consult with South Korea before taking any military action against the North. "We are completely intertwined in our command structure we are sharing information and intelligence every day. It's hard to imagine any scenario where threat could manifest itself..." The most critical stop in President Trump's week-long trip to Asia... will be in China... where he's expected to press his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping... to tighten the screws on North Korea. President Xi may be asked... to further reduce China's oil shipments to North Korea,... and to slap restrictions on coal imports and financial transactions with the regime. President Trump leaves on Friday... for his tour of South Korea, China, Japan, Vietnam and the Philippines,... the longest visit to Asia by any American president... in more than 25 years. Kim Hyun-bin, Arirang News. Arirang News Facebook: / arirangtvnews ------------------------------------------------------------ [Subscribe Arirang Official YouTube] ARIRANG TV: / arirang ARIRANG RADIO: / music180arirang ARIRANG NEWS: / arirangnews ARIRANG K-POP: / arirangworld ARIRANG ISSUE: / arirangtoday ARIRANG CULTURE: / arirangkorean ------------------------------------------------------------ [Visit Arirang TV Official Pages] Facebook: / arirangtv Twitter: / arirangworld Instagram: / arirangworld Homepage: http://www.arirang.com ------------------------------------------------------------ [Arirang K-Pop] YouTube: / arirangworld Facebook: / arirangkpop Google+: http://plus.google.com/+arirangworld
