Kim Jong Ying refused to meet Pompeo

DPRK leader personally met the secretary of the United States during his two previous visits, but this time the meeting did not take place.

During the two previous visits, Kim Jong Ying personally welcomed the head of the state department, but this time the meeting did not take place.

During the talks of July 6-7, the DPRK delegation was led by Kim Yong Chol, vice chairman of the Central Committee of the Labor Party of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

[Traduction] "They remain dedicated (denuclearization)." President Kim pledged, "I had the opportunity to speak with President Trump this morning." I know my colleague has also spoke to President Kim during our interviews. will, "said Pompeo before leaving Pyongyang.

On the question of whether it was possible to better understand the terms of the denuclearization of the Korean peninsula and the destruction of weapons of mass destruction, Pompeo responds that these two issues are discussed and that, in his opinion, progress has been made.

According to Pompeo, the parties have made progress on almost all the key issues, somewhere more, somewhere less, in particular a meeting of the representatives of two countries on the return of the remains of US soldiers killed during the Korean War is scheduled for July 12. The transfer process itself should be launched in the days following the meeting, promised by the Secretary of State

As a second example, he cited the destruction of a test site for missile engines.

"North Koreans also confirmed the purpose of the Rocket engines, we talked about how the destruction variants of this object would seem, so that there is also progress, "he said.

Pompeo added that the US side has proposed a plan for further negotiations at the working level on this issue

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After the talks in Pyongyang, Pompeo arrived in Tokyo, where his talks with Prime Minister Sinzo Abe, Foreign Minister Taro Kono and South Korean Foreign Minister Kan Geng Hwa will take place on Sunday. .