Pompeo says that Kim Jong Un's messages "consistent" with "the intention to denuclearize"

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that in Private messages From Kim Jong Un to President Donald Trump, the North Korean dictator has been "very consistent" about the fact that he "intends to denuclearize" the Korean peninsula.

"He understands this, he understands the significance of that and what it means, he has been very consistent in his commitment to keep that promise, we must find our way to achieve it for the world," said Pompeo "CBS This Morning "co-host Norah O Donnell on Wednesday.

Pompeo's comments come as the two leaders plan to attend another summit to continue their work on verifiable denuclearization. The secretary said that even if the place and date had not yet been set, he would personally travel to Pyongyang "for too long" in order to obtain the "right" conditions.

"It takes a bit of time to get them together and we want to make sure the conditions are right for both leaders to succeed." Pompeo said the summit "could" happen in October, but it would be more likely to happen "sometime after".

Pompeo also confirmed to CBS that Kim would allow inspectors to the nuclear test sites as part of the commitment made to the United States.

"We are striving to ensure that this audit we have been talking about from the beginning and that many have been skeptical, we will do well, we will respect President Kim's commitment to the North Korean world." , did he declare.

Pompeo added that while it was unclear whether and when the two leaders would discuss a formal declaration of the end of the Korean War, there is still "real progress".

"I'm not going to talk about conversations, negotiating every day, twists and turns," he said. "What we are going to do is continue the good work we have done, we will make sure that there will be no more missile tests, more". nuclear tests, we will continue to work to obtain US remains, we will continue to work towards denuclearization, and it will take time to achieve this. "

Moreover, prior to Trump's US Security Council meeting on Iran, Pomepo condemned President Hassan Rouhani's comments to the international body in which he compared "Trump's" Nazi disposition ".

"It is outrageous to say such things, because a country that denies the Holocaust and threatens Israel to compare the United States or its leader to the Nazis is one of the most outrageous things I've heard," he said. said Pompeo.

He said that Rouhani's statements on Tuesday indicated that they were unable to speak with Mr. Trump to discuss Iran's malicious behavior.