L.A. Times: Pompeo returns to North Korea in latest attempt to revive stalled denuclearization effort
With talks aimed at dismantling North Korea’s nuclear arsenal at an impasse, U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo is heading to Pyongyang to meet with Kim Jong Un in hopes of reviving the process — and to set up a potential second summit with President Trump.
Pompeo said he was confident his fourth visit to North Korea this year would “advance the commitment” Kim and Trump made when they met in Singapore on June 12. But at least in public, he did not set high objectives for his trip.
“The mission is to make sure that we understand what each side is truly trying to achieve,” Pompeo said Friday, according to a reporter aboard his flight to Tokyo, his first stop on a trip that also will take him to Seoul and Beijing. He is scheduled to meet Kim early Sunday in Pyongyang.
Pompeo said he might be able to set up a tentative date and location for a second summit between Kim and Trump.
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WNU Editor: Yup .... Pompeo Returns to Pyongyang Lacking Leverage for Nuke Deal (Bloomberg).
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