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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Sunday in Tokyo that the sanctions against North Korea would be maintained until the country completes the denuclearization process.
to remain active until "a complete and completely verifiable denuclearization," said Pompeo at a press conference in Tokyo, after a meeting with his counterparts Japanese Taro Kono and South Korean Kang Kyong-wha
. Pompeo arrived on Saturday night to pay tribute to his two counterparts and regional allies during the two-day talks with Pyongyang, whom he described as "highly productive," though North Koreans have described it as "very productive." Washington's attitude of "very lamentable"
Earlier Sunday, the state secretary met with Japanese diplomat, Taro Kono, after what he said: "constructive meeting with the Japanese Minister of Business foreigners this morning to talk about the US-Japan ally, the cornerstone of regional stability, and maintain maximum pressure on North Korea. "
Pompeo, who also met with the Japanese prime minister , Shinzo Abe, and participated in a trilateral meeting with Japanese and South Korean foreign ministers, commented on statements issued by North Korea
which referred to the two-day talks with the Korean North e to dismantle the nuclear arsenal of Pyongyang as "very productive", had just left for Tokyo when Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho, "The American attitude and positions taken during the high-level talks Level Friday and Saturday were extremely regrettable, "said the President of the United States. The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea, in a statement quoted by the South Korean news agency Yonhap
– Optimism –
Much more optimistic, Pompeo revealed little new details about how which North Korea could comply with but has seen a lot of progress.
"These are complicated questions, but we are progressing on almost all central issues."
Pompeo made these statements after concluding in Pyongyang, talking over eight hours in two days with Kim Yong Chol, advisor North American Leader,
"We talked about what North Koreans continue to do and how we can do everything we can to achieve what President Kim and President Trump have agreed to do," he said. Kim Jong Un, "he said.
"Nobody has moved away from this goal, they are still engaged. Chef Kim is still engaged. I had the opportunity to talk to President Trump this morning, "he added during a call that he made when leaving the meeting room.
"I know my colleague also spoke to Chief Kim during our negotiations.
After the meeting, the head of the American diplomacy went to Tokyo, where he intends to inform the Chancellors of Japan and South Korea of the results of the talks.
– Concrete –
However, concretely, Pompeo has only indicated that the authorities of the two countries will meet on July 12 in a working group to discuss the repatriation of the remains of some American soldiers killed during the Korean War ( 1950-1953)
The purpose of the meeting was to establish a detailed program of "complete denuclearization" of North Korea, the Korean Peninsula, as announced at the historic meeting of June 12 in Singapore by US President Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un.
Saturday's talks were held in a residence of an official complex near Ma Usolu where the bodies of former North Korean leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il-av and father of the current head of the country
The North Korean authorities gave Pompey a personal letter to hand over to President Donald Trump, hoping that "the relations and feeling of mistrust between the two leaders will be reinforced by the talks, "said the North Korean Foreign Ministry in a statement.
Pyongyang "makes the distinction between US bureaucrats and President Trump, expressing his confidence in the latter," said Professor Yang Moo-Jin of the University of North Korean Studies in Seoul
. "It is not a question of breaking the rules." North Korea expects Pompey to come up with a concrete security guarantee proposal, but is disappointed that the Americans have reiterated their denuclearization earlier. AFP explained
Washington hopes the denuclearization process will be activated this year, but many experts and critics of President Trump believe the promise of the North Korean leader cpula it in the crvel and that the process, even beginning, can take years.
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