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Mike Pompeo, arrived Friday in Pyonagyang for details of the commitment to eliminate nuclear weapons
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July 6, 2018, 06:59 – Published on July 6, 2018, 06:55
North Korea: The head of diplomacy was received by North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho and Kim Yong Chol, the right arm of the North Korean leader (Andrew Harnik / Reuters)
The US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, arrived Friday in Pyonagyang to seek clarification on the North Korea Planned for Historic Summit Between President Donald Trump and North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un
Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho and Minister of Foreign Affairs Kim Yong Chol, the right arm of the North Korean leader.
President Donald Trump met Kim Jong Un at a historic meeting on June 12. Since then, he is optimistic about the prospects for peace on the peninsula. the Korean War (1950-53).
But the communiqué signed by the two leaders left much to be desired to include detailed commitments, and Pompeo is charged with negotiating a plan to achieve a "complete denuclearization" of the Korean Peninsula.
"Our leaders have committed to Singapore with a complete denuclearization of North Korea," said Pompeo during a stopover at the US base in Yokota, Japan
"The purpose of my trip is to obtain details of this commitment and to continue to put into practice this
"I expect the same from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)," said Pompeo, using the official name of North Korea.
In a message on Twitter, The Secretary of State said that he hoped that "in the future we will continue our work until the end", that is, say reach a "complete and verifiable denuclearization of the DPRK, as agreed by the"
Washington hopes the "complete" denuclearization will begin in a month, but several analysts as well as Trump critics warn that the commitment of Kim at the meeting does not mean much and that the process may take years
Meanwhile, Pompeo and Trump claim that they intend to maintain international economic sanctions, that They see it as the main factor in North Korea's participation at the negotiating table. June between Trump and Kim was negotiated on two trips from Pompeo to Pyongyang, the first of which was secretive, while he was still director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and the second when he was secretary of State
. On Friday and Saturday in Pyongyang, Pompeo has to travel to Tokyo to report what has been discussed with the Japanese and South Koreans.
The US secretary will also travel to Vietnam and Abu Dhabi, before finally meeting Trump in Brussels for the NATO meeting next week.
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