Tillerson: We’re Calling on Gov’ts Around the World to Cut or Reduce Their Ties with N. Korea

[excerpt GARDNER One of ░░░░░░░░ companies one just one ░░░░░░░░ those companies controlled 10 ░░░░░░░░ of total imports from ░░░░░░░░ Korea Some of these ░░░░░░░░ were even found to ░░░░░░░░ satellite offices here in ░░░░░░░░ United States The second ░░░░░░░░ I want to highlight ░░░░░░░░ a report released by ░░░░░░░░ royal united services institute ░░░░░░░░ the United Kingdom last ░░░░░░░░ Concluded the report finds ░░░░░░░░ not a single component ░░░░░░░░ the United Nations sanctions ░░░░░░░░ North Korea currently enjoys ░░░░░░░░ international implementation In February ░░░░░░░░ the U N panel ░░░░░░░░ experts on North Korea ░░░░░░░░ assessed that Pyongyang s ░░░░░░░░ networks overseas were quote ░░░░░░░░ in scale scope and ░░░░░░░░ Do these reports undermine ░░░░░░░░ administration s claim that ░░░░░░░░ re exerting maximum pressure ░░░░░░░░ Pyongyang TILLERSON I think ░░░░░░░░ shed a significant amount ░░░░░░░░ light on how complex ░░░░░░░░ difficult applying pressure to ░░░░░░░░ Korea is But what ░░░░░░░░ are doing is we ░░░░░░░░ calling on everyone obviously ░░░░░░░░ Chinese government but we ░░░░░░░░ calling on governments around ░░░░░░░░ world and there is ░░░░░░░░ a bilateral discussion I ░░░░░░░░ with any government anywhere ░░░░░░░░ the world whether it ░░░░░░░░ in Eastern Europe Southeast ░░░░░░░░ or Central and South ░░░░░░░░ that we do not ░░░░░░░░ about their relationship with ░░░░░░░░ Korea and asking them ░░░░░░░░ examine all of those ░░░░░░░░ And even when they ░░░░░░░░ We only have 5 ░░░░░░░░ worth of business I ░░░░░░░░ Make it 2 So ░░░░░░░░ re at least at ░░░░░░░░ stage making clear to ░░░░░░░░ around the world and ░░░░░░░░ what the U S ░░░░░░░░ and position is The ░░░░░░░░ that you cite which ░░░░░░░░ have not had an ░░░░░░░░ to review in detail ░░░░░░░░ I m familiar with ░░░░░░░░ I think does illustrate ░░░░░░░░ how sophisticated and complex ░░░░░░░░ at North Korea s ░░░░░░░░ of revenue are That ░░░░░░░░ why we re also ░░░░░░░░ with China and Russia ░░░░░░░░ put pressure more on ░░░░░░░░ commodities are delivered into ░░░░░░░░ Korea because that is ░░░░░░░░ visible The intricate financial ░░░░░░░░ that they have established ░░░░░░░░ the world are challenging ░░░░░░░░ they are not impossible ░░░░░░░░ address So we re ░░░░░░░░ closely with the Treasury ░░░░░░░░ where we can substantiate ░░░░░░░░ we don t want ░░░░░░░░ take inadvertent action against ░░░░░░░░ we re not confident ░░░░░░░░ violating the sanctions we ░░░░░░░░ moving The approach is ░░░░░░░░ reveal this to the ░░░░░░░░ government We say to ░░░░░░░░ We have this information ░░░░░░░░ re confident with this ░░░░░░░░ We re going to ░░░░░░░░ you to deal with ░░░░░░░░ within your own country ░░░░░░░░ that we re not ░░░░░░░░ the extent possible interfering ░░░░░░░░ their own ability to ░░░░░░░░ this But we ve ░░░░░░░░ told them If you ░░░░░░░░ not deal with it ░░░░░░░░ if you don t ░░░░░░░░ to deal with it ░░░░░░░░ will certainly be willing ░░░░░░░░ deal with it ourselves ░░░░░░░░ we re in a ░░░░░░░░ where we re moving ░░░░░░░░ this next effort of ░░░░░░░░ we going to have ░░░░░░░░ in effect start taking ░░░░░░░░ actions because countries that ░░░░░░░░ ve provided information to ░░░░░░░░ have not or are ░░░░░░░░ to don t have ░░░░░░░░ ability to do that ░░░░░░░░ I think you have ░░░░░░░░ how challenging this is ░░░░░░░░ that s why we ░░░░░░░░ going to have to ░░░░░░░░ to work with others ░░░░░░░░ begin to deny North ░░░░░░░░ basic needs like crude ░░░░░░░░ supplies petroleum and fuel ░░░░░░░░ things that are fairly ░░░░░░░░ at least they re ░░░░░░░░ to monitor whether we ░░░░░░░░ getting cooperation with people ░░░░░░░░ not.”