Ex-US Democratic presidential hopeful applauds Trump’s North Korea strategy
Bill Richardson praises the Republican president’s decision to drop a military strike threat and work with China to compel Pyongyang to halt missile testing
Richardson also appealed to the Republican president to come to an agreement that will keep a US missile defence system deployed in South Korea and leave Washington’s trade agreement with Seoul intact.
In a keynote address delivered in New York, Richardson said Trump and his aides were correct to stop threatening North Korea with pre-emptive military strikes and work closely with China as part of efforts to pressure Pyongyang to halt nuclear and ballistic missile testing.
“The [Trump] administration is correct to find ways to talk to the Chinese,” Richardson said before a panel discussion on South Korea arranged by the New York-based Emerging Markets Traders Association.
After weeks of negotiations with China, South Korea, Japan and other UN Security Council members, the UN body voted unanimously on June 2 to expand sanctions against North Korea in retaliation for its recent ballistic missile tests by blacklisting additional companies and individuals.
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