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U.S. in Direct Communication With North Korea, Says Tillerson
ByMichael Armstrong September 30, 2017October 1, 2017

Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson arrived for a meeting with the Chinese foreign minister, Wang Yi, in Beijing on Saturday. CreditPool photo by Andy Wong BEIJING — The Trump administration acknowledged on Saturday for the first time that it was in direct communication with the government of North Korea over its missile and nuclear tests,…

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Merkel Suggests Germany Should Join North Korea Talks
ByMichael Armstrong September 11, 2017September 12, 2017

BRUSSELS — In what the Germans themselves are calling a “sleep campaign,” Chancellor Angela Merkel, seeking a fourth term in office in elections on Sept. 24, has moved to highlight her international status by calling for a new round of negotiations with North Korea — including Germany. Already hailed by some in the era of…

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