US working on new DPRK sanctions, not seeking regime change

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Wednesday the United States was preparing new sanctions against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) if Pyongyang takes steps that warrant new sanctions.


The United States is "preparing additional sanctions" if it turns out that the DPRK's future actions merit additional sanctions, Tillerson said here in a speech to State Department employees.

Tillerson also said that the United States was ready to engage in talks with the DPRK "when conditions are right," adding that Washington was sending a "very, very clear and resolute" message to the DPRK that the country's security and economic prosperity "can only be secured" through commitment to denuclearization.

Tillerson also reaffirmed that the United States was not seeking regime change in the DPRK.
  [china.org.cn/globaltimes.cn/Xinhua]
4/5/17