rich edson is live for us in
vancouver where the summit is
taking place.
rich, they're expected to talk
strategy and how to isolate
north korea, right?
>> right, trace.
this is a way to try to
circumvent or prevent north
korea from circumventing united
nations sanctions and perhaps a
naval blockade to ensure that
north korea is further isolated
per the u.n. sanctions.
rex tillerson is on his way from
washington d.c.
he's arriving this evening in
vancouver, canada.
ahead of the meetings, he will
have discussions this evening
with the canadian foreign
minister and his counter parts
from japan and south korea.
the state department says the
united states and canada invited
countries that joined the u.s.
effort in the korean war more
than 60 years ago.
that means china and russia were
not invited and will not be
here.
china accounts for 90% of north
korean trade.
the state department says it has
coordinated with those
governments ahead of the meeting