Press Releases: Remarks With Archbishop Paul Gallagher, Secretary for Relations With States of the Holy See Before Their Meeting


Remarks

Rex W. Tillerson

Secretary of State

Treaty Room

Washington, DC

September 26, 2017


SECRETARY TILLERSON: Good morning, all. First of all, I want to welcome Foreign Minister Archbishop Gallagher of the Holy See to the State Department. Excellency, it’s —

ARCHBISHOP GALLAGHER: Thank you very much —

SECRETARY TILLERSON: — wonderful to have you visit with us at the State Department.

ARCHBISHOP GALLAGHER: Thank you.

SECRETARY TILLERSON: Thank you.

QUESTION: Secretary, the back and forth tweets with Kim Jong-un – how is that at all helpful to the situation?

SECRETARY TILLERSON: We’re going to continue to pursue our diplomatic efforts and hope that that’s the way we’ll solve this. Thank you.