US President Donald Trump said on Friday that North Korea’s nuclear and ballistic missiles programme required a “determined response,” and that the era of “strategic patience” with North Korea’s government had ended. “The era of strategic patience with the North Korean regime has failed. … Frankly, that patience is over,” Trump said in the White House Rose Garden in a joint appearance with South Korean President Moon Jae-in. American media reported that Moon said he and Trump had placed top priority on the North Korean issue and urged Pyongyang to return promptly to talks. “The gravest challenge confronting us is the nuclear challenge,” Moon added. “Our two leaders will employ both sanctions and dialogue in a phased and comprehensive approach.”
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