Pence: USA ready for talks with Pyongyang

washington - The United States is prepared to talk to North Korea about its nuclear program, but in the meantime it is putting pressure on the Kim Jong-un regime. That's what Vice President Mike Pence said in an interview with the Washington Post.

Pence spoke during the Winter Games with the South Korean president Moon Jae-in about the approach, which he calls 'maximum pressure and full commitment at the same time'. 'The point is that the pressure is only lifted when they really do something to take a meaningful step towards nuclear disarmament,' Pence said on the way back from Pyeongchang. 'So the maximum pressure remains and will increase. But if you want to talk, we talk. ''

President Trump said earlier that North Korea must declare its willingness to dismantle its core program before discussions can take place.