Mike Pompeo hopes for second U.S-N. Korea summit before too long
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Following this week's inter-Korean summit, the initial responses that came out from President Trump and his officials were all welcoming.
But while the U.S. still seems to remain bright on negotiations with the North, its top diplomat stressed that the right conditions will have to be fostered first.
Kim Min-ji reports.
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says a second summit between Washington and Pyeongyang is in the works,... but made clear that will only take place under the right conditions.
Speaking to Fox News,... the top U.S. diplomat said that there's still work that needs to be done to make sure the conditions are right,... and that the two leaders are put in a position where substantial progress can be made.
He added that he hopes to visit Pyeongyang before too long to make some progress,... and if that's the case,... a meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un will take place in the near future as well.
Following the summit between South and North Korea earlier this week,... the U.S. has expressed its willingness to talk to Pyeongyang.
Since the historic summit between the U.S. and North Korea in June,... talks on denuclearization have seemingly stalled,.... with Trump cancelling Pompeo's most recent scheduled visit to the North,... citing insufficient progress.
The U.S. has been demanding that Pyeongyang put forward a list of nuclear sites and stockpiles,... while the North wants to declare an end to the war first.
In a separate interview with NBC News,... Pompeo said that the two Korean leaders discussed denuclearization "in a material way" for the first time.
Following the inter-Korean summit,... the North Korean leader agreed to permanently dismantle key missile facilities in the presence of experts,... and also its Yeongbyeon nuclear complex, if the U.S. took corresponding measures.
Pompeo said that important steps had been taken,... and that although much more work needs to be done,... the U.S. has the patience and determination to achieve its aims.
Pompeo has invited his North Korean counterpart to meet on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York next week,... as well as inviting other Pyeongyang officials for talks with U.S. nuclear envoy Stephen Biegun in Vienna.
Although it appears that the talks are back on track,... a tug of war is likely... as now they work around what those right conditions entail.... and what Pyeongyang means by corresponding actions.
Kim Min-ji, Arirang News.
But while the U.S. still seems to remain bright on negotiations with the North, its top diplomat stressed that the right conditions will have to be fostered first.
Kim Min-ji reports.
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says a second summit between Washington and Pyeongyang is in the works,... but made clear that will only take place under the right conditions.
Speaking to Fox News,... the top U.S. diplomat said that there's still work that needs to be done to make sure the conditions are right,... and that the two leaders are put in a position where substantial progress can be made.
He added that he hopes to visit Pyeongyang before too long to make some progress,... and if that's the case,... a meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un will take place in the near future as well.
Following the summit between South and North Korea earlier this week,... the U.S. has expressed its willingness to talk to Pyeongyang.
Since the historic summit between the U.S. and North Korea in June,... talks on denuclearization have seemingly stalled,.... with Trump cancelling Pompeo's most recent scheduled visit to the North,... citing insufficient progress.
The U.S. has been demanding that Pyeongyang put forward a list of nuclear sites and stockpiles,... while the North wants to declare an end to the war first.
In a separate interview with NBC News,... Pompeo said that the two Korean leaders discussed denuclearization "in a material way" for the first time.
Following the inter-Korean summit,... the North Korean leader agreed to permanently dismantle key missile facilities in the presence of experts,... and also its Yeongbyeon nuclear complex, if the U.S. took corresponding measures.
Pompeo said that important steps had been taken,... and that although much more work needs to be done,... the U.S. has the patience and determination to achieve its aims.
Pompeo has invited his North Korean counterpart to meet on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York next week,... as well as inviting other Pyeongyang officials for talks with U.S. nuclear envoy Stephen Biegun in Vienna.
Although it appears that the talks are back on track,... a tug of war is likely... as now they work around what those right conditions entail.... and what Pyeongyang means by corresponding actions.
Kim Min-ji, Arirang News.