Pyongyang sees US leadership in negotiations as "very unfortunate"

North Korea on Saturday condemned the "exaggerated demands" of the United States, describing its conduct as "very unfortunate", following the talks held by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Pyongyang . In a statement quoted by the South Korean news agency Yonhap, "American behavior and positions taken during the high-level negotiations on Friday and Saturday were very unfortunate".

The talks were aimed at developing a concrete plan to rid Pyongyang of its nuclear weapons. He followed a group of journalists accompanying Minister al-Kha US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told Pyongyang that he was "very firm" on the three goals, including the complete denuclearization of Korea North, when he began the second day of negotiations in the North Korean capital on Saturday.

The report points out that Pompeo is "very bossy" in pursuit of three goals: to completely disarm North Korea and obtain security assurances, and the return of the remains of US military personnel killed during the Korean War. lasted from 1950 to 1953, according to the report.

Pompeo began a second day of talks with Pyongyang in North Korea with Kim Yong-chul to develop a plan for nuclear disarmament on the Korean peninsula. 19659005] Pompeo set up a guest house in Pyongyang where he met with Kim Yong-chul. The purpose of the meeting is to prepare a detailed road map for complete nuclear disarmament in the Korean peninsula, according to an agreement reached between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un at their historic summit in Singapore June 12th. It was unclear whether the North Korean leader would receive the US Secretary of State.

Saturday morning, Pompeo left his residence for a safe place with Trump, far from any North Korean surveillance, before resuming his negotiations around 9:00. Midnight TG.

Kim Yong-chul asked Waz "I think it's very important because it's the first high-level meeting since then," said Pompeo, "we can not say if we could sleep well during his first night in North Korea, a summit between the two leaders (Trump and Kim). "" President Trump has promised a better future for North Korea, "he said. The work we are doing on the path of complete denuclearization, building a relationship between our two countries, is essential for a brighter North Korea, and a success demanded of us by our two presidents, "said Kim Yong-chul. There are things that I need to clarify. "" There are things that I need to clarify as well. "

Kim Jong-chul opened Friday's discussions: "The more we meet, the deeper our friendship is, the more hopefully," adding that "the more we visit, the more we can each other .. This is Pompeo's third visit to the north. "

Pompeo began his diplomatic career in North Korea while he was still director of the Central Intelligence Agency.

Since his historic meeting with Kim, Trump has been optimistic about the chances of peace in the divided Korean Peninsula since the 1950-53 Korean War, pointing out that the threat of a nuclear war is out of the question.

Washington hopes full nuclear disarmament will begin within a year, but many Trump observers and critics warn that Kim's summit commitments do not mean much and that the process could take years, even if it started