Washington Open to Communication with Pyongyang Following Threats

TILLERSON MADE THE COMMENT IN BEIJING. >> Reporter: THIS IS
THE FIRST ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF DIRECT LINES OF
COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE U.S. AND NORTH KOREA.
NOW, THAT DOESN'T MEAN THERE ARE TALKS, HOWEVER, SECRETARY
TILLERSON DID CONFIRM THAT THE U.S. IS PROBING IF NORTH KOREA
IS INTERESTED AND WHAT THEY MIGHT WANT TO TALK ABOUT.
WHAT SOUNDS SIMILAR TO THE BACK CHANNELS ESTABLISHED BY THE
OBAMA ADMINISTRATION WITH IRAN. SECRETARY TILLERSON
DID NOT SAY WHETHER THERE'S BEEN ANY RESPONSE FROM THE
REGIME IN PYONGYANG, BEYOND THE THREATS WE HEARD LAST WEEK.
HE ADMITTED THINGS ARE A LITTLE OVER HEATED RIGHT NOW.
DODGED WHETHER PRESIDENT TRUMP'S TWEETS ABOUT
DESTROYING NORTH KOREA MAY BE PART OF THAT. TILLERSON SAID THERE
ARE MULTIPLE CHANNELS BETWEEN WASHINGTON AND PYONGYANG, IT'S NOT A
DARK SITUATION O
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