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North Korea nuclear crisis: Trump says UK not doing enough to pressure Pyongyang to denuclearise after Theresa May meeting North Korea nuclear crisis: Trump says UK not doing enough to pressure Pyongyang to denuclearise after Theresa May meeting
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President Donald Trump urged the UK to ramp up pressure on North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons when he met with Theresa May, the White House has said.President Donald Trump urged the UK to ramp up pressure on North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons when he met with Theresa May, the White House has said.
The pair met for talks during the Prime Minister's visit to the United Nations in New York, where she denounced North Korea's "outrageous proliferation" of nuclear weapons and called on foreign powers to toughen their stance against the regime.The pair met for talks during the Prime Minister's visit to the United Nations in New York, where she denounced North Korea's "outrageous proliferation" of nuclear weapons and called on foreign powers to toughen their stance against the regime.
It comes after Mr Trump compared North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un to a "Rocket Man on a suicide mission" and threatened to "totally destroy" the nation in a speech to the United Nations general assembly in New York. It comes after Mr Trump described North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un as "Rocket Man on a suicide mission" and threatened to "totally destroy" the nation in his first speech to the United Nations general assembly in New York.
The US President was also expected to make an important announcement regarding sanctions for Pyongyang on Thursday. The US President revealed he would announce fresh sanctions on North Korea during a meeting with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, although he was expected to stop short of targeting oil supplies.
A White House spokesperson said: "They discussed approaches to end Iran’s destabilising influence in Syria and Iraq. The two leaders also reviewed next steps on the Iran nuclear deal. Ms May met with Mr Trump shortly after delivering a speech to the UN where she offered a thinly-veiled rebuke to the US President for pulling out of the Paris climate change deal.
Describing the talks, a White House spokesperson said: "They discussed approaches to end Iran’s destabilising influence in Syria and Iraq. The two leaders also reviewed next steps on the Iran nuclear deal.
"President Trump asked the United Kingdom to increase pressure on North Korea to denuclearize."President Trump asked the United Kingdom to increase pressure on North Korea to denuclearize.
"The President and Prime Minister exchanged views on how to improve the two countries’ joint efforts on counter terrorism, including addressing the use of the Internet by terrorists. Prime Minister May briefed President Trump on the status of the Brexit negotiations.""The President and Prime Minister exchanged views on how to improve the two countries’ joint efforts on counter terrorism, including addressing the use of the Internet by terrorists. Prime Minister May briefed President Trump on the status of the Brexit negotiations."