* Nikki Haley distances US from Seoul’s plan to hold cross-border talks
* Haley’s remarks in clear contrast to state department’s cautious stance

UN members should not be unduly intimidated by what the US says and its “bullying” tactics over the vote on a Jerusalem resolution, says former UN Director of Communications Edward Mortimer.

The former South Carolina governor made her first remarks at UN headquarters before presenting her diplomatic credentials to Guterres.