Pompeo and Kim ‘refine options’ for the location and date of a second summit between North Korean leader and Trump.
Kim Jong-un has agreed to hold a second summit with US President Donald Trump « as soon as possible », South Korea said, after Washington’s top diplomat held « productive » talks on denuclearisation with the North Korean leader in Pyongyang.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met Kim on Sunday morning for around two hours of talks followed by lunch in the North Korean capital, before flying to Seoul as part of his three-day East Asia tour aimed at breaking a deadlock on nuclear negotiations.
Pompeo said « he agreed with Chairman Kim to hold the second US-North Korea summit at the earliest date possible, » according to a statement by South Korea ‘s presidential office, although no specific time or location has yet been announced.
The US Department of State said Pompeo and Kim had « refined options » for the location and date of the summit.
The two also discussed « denuclearisation steps that will be taken by North Korea and the issue of attendance by the US government, » as well as « corresponding measures » to be taken by the US, the South Korean statement said.
The visit was Pompeo’s fourth to Pyongyang, who hailed the meeting with the North Korean leader as a success.
« We had a good, productive conversation, » Pompeo told South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Sunday.
« As President Trump said, there are many steps along the way and we took one of them today. It was another step forward and I think this is a good outcome for all of us.
