UN political chief upbeat on North Korea as US softens stance

The UN's political chief has said senior North Korea officials told him during his visit "that it was important to prevent war" over its rapidly advancing nuclear and ballistic missile programs.

Jeffrey Feltman said that "how we do that" was the topic of over 15 hours of discussions with Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho, Vice Minister Pak Myong Guk, and other officials.