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North Korea Gets Relief Only When It Gives Up Nukes, Mattis Says
- Mattis says all UN resolutions should stay in place for now
- U.S. defense secretary meets Japan, South Korea ministers
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North Korea will get relief from international sanctions only when it has shown irreversible moves toward denuclearization, U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis said ahead of a summit next week between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
Speaking Sunday in Singapore at the start of a meeting with the defense ministers of South Korea and Japan, Mattis warned that “we can anticipate at best a bumpy road to the negotiations."