North Korean official Kim Yong Chol flying to Washington. Reuters
Reuters: Pompeo's North Korean counterpart boards flight for Washington
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea’s top envoy involved in denuclearization talks with the United States boarded a flight in Beijing for Washington on Thursday, South Korea’s Yonhap news agency said.
U.S. and South Korean media previously quoted unidentified sources as saying U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and North Korean official Kim Yong Chol were expected to meet in the U.S. capital on Friday to discuss a second summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
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Update #1: North Korean negotiator headed to Washington (KRDO)
Update #2: Pompeo's North Korean counterpart booked on flight to U.S. - Yonhap (Swiss Info)
WNU editor: North Korean official Kim Yong Chol is coming here to lay the ground work for a second Trump - Kim summit. It also comes on the heels of North Korean leader Kim meeting Chinese President Xi two weeks ago. This second Trump-Kim summit is going to be very important. It will build up on the joint statement that was issued by President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Singapore, and it will focus on U.S. concerns over North Korea's nuclear weapons program.
