18 August, 2017
"The government, putting everything on the line, will block war by all means", Moon said.
The parties involved should "make a correct judgment and wise choice by taking a responsible attitude toward history and people", Wang said, according to a statement on the Chinese foreign ministry's website.
On Tuesday, North Korea announced that it had pulled back on its plans to fire four ballistic missiles at the coast of Guam.
"All options" are on the table with regards to North Korea, U.S. Vice President Mike Pence told reporters in Chile on Wednesday. The Korean state media said that he would "watch a little more the foolish and stupid conduct of the Yankees". The blue-lettered slogan reads: "All of the USA mainland is within our strike range!" In recent months, China has joined with Russian Federation in calling for the U.S.to suspend annual military drills with South Korea in exchange for Pyongyang halting its missile and nuclear tests as a first step toward direct talks. Seoul and Washington say the exercises are defensive in nature. He said, "The US imperialists caught the noose around their necks due to their reckless military confrontation racket".
"A dialogue between South and North Korea must resume".
In the North Korean view, Kim is free to take no action on this Guam launch plan, retaining it as an ace up his sleeve.
"I'm changing out people at East Asian Defense; I'm getting hawks in", Bannon said. The answer's no on that one.
"So I think we have a tactical pause and no more". "I'm just suggesting it's such an extreme hypothetical to reward someone for not doing something".
Abe said he and Trump "agreed in our recognition that preventing North Korea from launching its missiles is the most important thing".
North Korean leader urged the politicians "with a light head to count all the pros and cons of the situation" and to stop provocations against Pyongyang.
The Global Times, while state-run, often uses stronger language than the official line from Beijing.
Even with North Korea and the Trump administration exchanging tough talk, back-channel diplomatic contacts between the countries have continued, The Associated Press reported Friday.
"They will be met with fire and fury like the world has never seen".
North Korea is currently holding three USA citizens it accuses of espionage or hostile acts, but now is not the right time to discuss them, KCNA reported, citing a foreign ministry spokesman.
Tenorio said "we're happy that he has taken a look at their plans" and appears to be holding off on a launch.
"Here at the Pentagon, we are a part of the sentinels for our nation".
In its latest stern warning against the North, US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Monday it would be "game on" for war if North Korea fired missiles that hit US territories, but refused to specify what the US would do if the missile were launched.
Tillerson, Mattis and their Japanese counterparts are set to confirm that Japan remains under America's "nuclear umbrella" when they meet in Washington on Thursday for a Security Consultative Committee meeting, better known as "two plus two" talks.
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Washington was "interested in finding ways to get to dialogue" but stressed the ball was in Kim's court.
