US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha and Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono shake hands in Manila before their trilateral talks. The ministers agreed to ramp up international pressure on North Korea. Photo: Kyodo US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha and Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono shake hands in Manila before their trilateral talks. The ministers agreed to ramp up international pressure on North Korea. Photo: Kyodo
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha and Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono shake hands in Manila before their trilateral talks. The ministers agreed to ramp up international pressure on North Korea. Photo: Kyodo
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US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha and Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono shake hands in Manila before their trilateral talks. The ministers agreed to ramp up international pressure on North Korea. Photo: Kyodo US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha and Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono shake hands in Manila before their trilateral talks. The ministers agreed to ramp up international pressure on North Korea. Photo: Kyodo
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha and Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono shake hands in Manila before their trilateral talks. The ministers agreed to ramp up international pressure on North Korea. Photo: Kyodo
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