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White House emphasizes diplomatic approach to dealing with N. Korea

WASHINGTON, April 25 (KUNA) -- The US continues to apply pressure on China and other countries to use political and economic tools to achieve regional stability and "tamp down" the North Korea missile threat, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer said on Tuesday.
"That is something that we all share. We have seen very positive signs with respect to a nation like China," Spicer pointed out.
"I think the relationship the President (Donald Trump) built with President Xi (Jinping) down in Mar-a-Lago is definitely paying off dividends," he noted, referring to the two leaders' meeting in Florida earlier this month.
The entire US Senate will go to the White House to attend a briefing on North Korea from four top Trump administration officials on Wednesday.
Spicer said that briefing was not initiated by the White House but by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's office.
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and others "are going to talk about our posture and the activities that we're undergoing," Spicer said, and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Joseph Dunford "will lay out some of the military actions and the way that they see the lay of the land". (end) rm.hb