Donald Trump, the US president, said he expects to meet again with North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un early next year and that a meeting between US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and North Korean officials supposed to have taken place this week would be rescheduled.
D onald Trump, the US president, said he expects to meet again with North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un early next year and that a meeting between US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and North Korean officials supposed to have taken place this week would be rescheduled.
Mr Pompeo had been due to hold talks in New York on Thursday with senior North Korean official Kim Yong Chol aimed at paving the way for a second summit between Mr Trump and Kim and at making progress on denuclearisation.
The State Department said early on Wednesday that the meeting had been postponed, but gave no reason, raising concerns that talks aimed at persuading North Korea to give up its nuclear arms could break down.
The State Department said the talks would be rescheduled “when our respective schedules permit.
