The last: Pompeo, Japanese counterpart meet on North Korea

TOKYO (AP) – The last trip of US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to Asia, including stops in North Korea, Japan and Vietnam (all local times):

7:00 pm [19659002] US US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono reaffirmed that the two countries will work together, in coordination with South Korea, in a joint effort to achieve a North Korea Denuclearized

Tokyo on Sunday gave Kono details of his recent talks with North Korea, which described in detail the stages of denuclearization that the United States expects from the North

Pompeo also told Kono that He had raised the talks in Pyongyang. On Saturday, the issue of Japanese abducted by North Korea, a major sticking point for Japan in its relations with North Korea.

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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo dismisses charges of "gangster-like" from North Korea, saying the sanctions will remain in effect until Kim Jong Un pledged to get rid of his nuclear weapons

. It's sure to fuel the growing skepticism in the United States about how serious Kim is about his nuclear arsenal.

Speaking in Tokyo after meeting with his Japanese and South Korean counterparts, Pompeo said Sunday that denuclearization will be difficult and there is still a lot of work to be done. Among the steps, one finds the formation of a working group charged to determine exactly how the denuclearization of North Korea will be verified and to meet to discuss the return of the remains of Americans killed during the war of Korea. 19659012] [ad_2]
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