ROME: US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis cast doubt on Sunday (Monday in Manila) on whether North Korea’s charm offensive at the Winter Olympics would lead to a lasting rapprochement between Pyongyang and Seoul.

“Clearly it is too early to say... if that is going to have any traction once the Olympics are over,” Mattis said.

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